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Prairie City project revives tallgrass prairie habitat
Biologist Pauline Drobney leads restoration at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in central Iowa to recreate 1840s tallgrass prairie. The effort spans 5,000 acres within an 8,600 acre zone near Prairie City Des Moines, with buffalo, elk and oak savanna restoration, seed sourcing, and public volunteer programs.
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