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Protect the Prairie ! Help STOP the Sell-Off of the Great Na... - Care2 ...

Protect the Prairie ! Help STOP the Sell-Off of the Great Na... - Care2 ... | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
The great grasslands of Saskatchewan and Manitoba represent some of the last functioning prairie ecosystems on earth. Time is short to stop the sale of these lands without environmental protection and conservation ...
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My View: Natural land a precious resource that must be saved - Rockford Register Star

My View: Natural land a precious resource that must be saved - Rockford Register Star | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
My View: Natural land a precious resource that must be saved
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Grasslands and prairies are some of the most imperiled ecosystems in the world.
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Consider planting native grasses - Denver Post

Consider planting native grasses - Denver Post | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
Consider planting native grasses
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Smaller lawns may promote water conservation, but native lawns bring biodiversity and ecosystems back to the prairies and arid grasslands of Colorado, while promoting water conservation.
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Canadian researchers try to save endangered blood-squirting lizard - Welland Tribune

Canadian researchers try to save endangered blood-squirting lizard - Welland Tribune | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
Canadian researchers try to save endangered blood-squirting lizard
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"The prairie grasslands is one of the most endangered ecosystems in Canada," Shelley Pruss, conservation specialist with Parks Canada, said.
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THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Unusual Bridges For Animals - Wildlife Overpasses

THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Unusual Bridges For Animals - Wildlife Overpasses | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
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Prairie park moves forward even as Fort Worth grows | Other voices | Fort Worth, Arlington, N...

Prairie park moves forward even as Fort Worth grows | Other voices | Fort Worth, Arlington, N... | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
The grassland preservation effort seeks more community support.
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The issue of loss of Prairie and Grasslands are closer to home than many realize.  How does this article increase the importance of your PBL presentation?

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Conserving an Endangered Ecosystem: The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region

Conserving an Endangered Ecosystem: The Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
Web site of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Prairie Lands in danger?  How can this be?

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Everything Changes, Land Use to Climate: Monthly Grassland News Update

Everything Changes, Land Use to Climate: Monthly Grassland News Update | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
  THIS MONTH: Land Conversion for Biofuels, Climate Change on Tibet’s Grasslands, Pesticides and Grassland Birds, Rare Antelope Collaring In an effort to increase awareness of grasslands issues and encourage you to fall in love with our world’s...
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What issues are mentioned in this article?  How may the issues in this article be similar to problems at the construction site of the new High School?

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Conservation corridors: Seed dispersal study shows value, say ...

Conservation corridors: Seed dispersal study shows value, say ... | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
Ecosystems. The results are especially relevant to threatened Midwestern ecosystems like grasslands, prairies and savannas, where big bluestem and milkweed are two of many native plants that loft their seeds on the wind.
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Grassland Birds - The prairies and the song of your birds

The prairies and steppes or put another way: grasslands and shrublands make up a biome whose predominant constituent ecosystems temperate grasslands semi-ari...
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Stop the Sell-Off of Canada's Prairie Grasslands ! PLEASE TA ...

Stop the Sell-Off of Canada's Prairie Grasslands ! PLEASE TA ... | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
Monday September 16, 2013, 5:52 am. Thank you for signing the petition! The great grasslands of Saskatchewan and Manitoba represent some of the last functioning prairie ecosystems on earth. Time is short to stop the sale of these lands ...
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Little Climate Change on the Prairie | Siskiyou Field Institute

Little Climate Change on the Prairie | Siskiyou Field Institute | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
SFI: Why the focus on prairie ecosystems? Bridgham: Grasslands and associated open areas—which would include things like oak savannah—were (once) a predominant habitat type from southwestern Washington south of ...
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Grasslands and Prairie Ecosystems - LiveBinder

Weblinks and Padlet response sharing knowledge about Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems

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Here is a livebinder with more resources.  Be sure to leave a comment on the Padlet tab once you have done your research with your PBL group.  How has this online scoop.it and livebinder helped you as a 21st century scientist?

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Relocating Prairie Dogs a Hard, Successful Sell in Wyoming - New West

Relocating Prairie Dogs a Hard, Successful Sell in Wyoming - New West | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
Prairie dogs might seem numerous to the casual observer, but their numbers are plummeting. At one point, black-tailed prairie dogs inhabited 80 million to 100 million acres across 11 states and part of Canada and Mexico.
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Relocating or moving prairie dogs.  Why is this happening?  Is this a good solution? What are the positive things that may happen by doing this?  What are the bad things that may happen by doing this?  How does this relate to our activity on the Deer Crossing and our upcoming PBL presentation?

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How our Ecosystem Depends on the Prairies | thefreegeorge.com

How our Ecosystem Depends on the Prairies | thefreegeorge.com | Prairie and Grassland Ecosystems | Scoop.it
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We all depend on one another.  What are the factors dependent on one another in the Pairie Ecosystem?

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