The Grand Prairie of Arkansas
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service developed this publication in 2003 to support conservation and restoration efforts in the Grand Prairie of eastern Arkansas. The Grand Prairie once contained the state's largest expanses of tallgrass prairie. This booklet details the region's natural history, the current status of its natural communities, as well as information on extirpated and rare animal and plant species. A map depicting Grand Prairie presettlement vegetation is also presented for the first time.
The Grand Prairie of Arkansas (5.53 MB PDF)
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Presettlement vegetation of the Grand Prairie (588 KB PDF)
This map from the booklet illustrates the distribution of natural communities across the Grand Prairie circa 1830.
Geography of the Grand Prairie (1.20 MB PDF)
This map depicts the bounds of the Grand Prairie in relation to modern geography.