"Americans in ever increasing numbers are rediscovering the prairie. This vast inland sea of grasses, buried for a hundred years beneath farms, cities, and suburbs, has endured not only in physical remnants but also in the memories of its settlers and their descendants, the books of prairie authors, and the work of prairie artists. As restoration ecologists and amateur prairie preservationists recover the land, this book seeks to recover the prairie...

Preserving North America's most endangered ecosystem.

This book defines prairies, or grasslands, discusses the role of grasslands in the global ecosystem, and explains the importance of protecting the grasslands through soil conservation methods and controlled grazing.

Describes the vast grasslands of our continent as they were years ago, their eventual destruction, and the present efforts to restore them.