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National grassland

Classification of protected and managed federal lands

National grassland

Classification of protected and managed federal lands

Map of national grasslands in the United States, depicted in yellow
Entrance sign of a United States National Grassland area in South Dakota

A national grassland is an area of protected and managed federal lands in the United States authorized by Title III of the Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 and managed by the United States Forest Service. For administrative purposes, they are essentially identical to national forests, except that grasslands are areas primarily consisting of prairie. Like national forests, national grasslands may be open for hunting, grazing, mineral extraction, recreation and other uses. Various national grasslands are typically administered in conjunction with nearby national forests.

All but four national grasslands are on or at the edge of the Great Plains. Those four are in southeastern Idaho, northeastern California, central Oregon, and a reserve in Illinois. The three national grasslands in North Dakota, together with one in northwestern South Dakota, are administered jointly as the Dakota Prairie Grasslands. National grasslands are generally much smaller than national forests – while a typical national forest would be about 1000000 acre, the average size of a national grassland is 191914 acre. The largest, the Little Missouri National Grassland in North Dakota, covers 1028784 acre, which is approximately the median size of a national forest. As of September 30, 2007, the total area of all 20 national grasslands was 3838280 acre.

Soil Conservation Service

The catastrophic Dust Bowl of the 1930s led to the creation of the Soil Conservation Service in 1933. This and subsequent federal laws paved the way for establishing national grasslands.

List

NamePhotoLocationAdministered byAreaDescriptionBlack KettleBuffalo GapButte ValleyCaddoCedar RiverCimarronComancheCrooked RiverCurlewFort PierreGrand RiverKiowaLittle MissouriLyndon B. JohnsonMcClellan CreekOglalaPawneeRita BlancaSheyenneThunder Basin
[[File:Black Kettle National Grassland.jpg150px]]Oklahoma, Texas
Cibola National Forest31286 acreBlack Kettle has sandy red slate hills as well as grassland and oak brush. There are three developed recreation areas, and the Washita River flows through the grassland.
[[File:Buffalogap Charon.jpg150px]]South Dakota
Nebraska National Forests595715 acreThere are mixed prairie and badlands in Buffalo Gap as well as a reintroduced population of black-footed ferrets.
[[File:ButteValley twotrees.jpg150px]]California
Klamath National Forest18425 acreFormed July 1991, Butte Valley is the most recent National Grassland. It contains Meiss Lake and views of the Cascade Range.
[[File:Caddo NG red oak.jpg150px]]Texas
National Forests and Grasslands in Texas17873 acreCaddo is divided into two units and has two developed recreation areas around Lake Davy Crockett.
[[File:Cedar River National Grassland.jpg150px]]North Dakota
Dakota Prairie Grasslands6717 acreCedar River is within the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and has rolling hills and ephemeral streams.
[[File:Cimarron grassland.jpg150px]]Kansas
Pike & San Isabel National Forests108176 acreCimarron has shortgrass prairie with cottonwood groves along the Cimarron River.
[[File:Picture Canyon.jpg150px]]Colorado
Pike & San Isabel National Forests443081 acreThere are not only prairies in Comanche, but also canyons, including Picture Canyon.
[[File:Crooked River National Grassland.jpg150px]]Oregon
Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests112357 acreCrooked River contains two National Wild and Scenic Rivers: the Deschutes and Crooked rivers.
[[File:Mule Deer Curlew.jpg150px]]Idaho
Caribou-Targhee National Forest47790 acreIn southern Idaho, Curlew provides habitat for sage grouse while the Sweeten Pond area supports waterfowl and shorebirds.
[[File:Fort Pierre Grassland pond.jpg150px]]South Dakota
Nebraska National Forests115890 acreLocated south of Pierre and Fort Pierre, South Dakota, The Fort Pierre grassland includes several ponds open to fishing and dispersed camping.
[[File:Grand River NG Lone Tree.jpg150px]]South Dakota
Dakota Prairie Grasslands154783 acreIn addition to prairie, there are a variety of ecosystems and landforms in Grand River, including sand dunes, river bottoms, badlands, buttes, and sandstone outcroppings.
[[File:Kiowa range unit 53.jpg150px]]New Mexico
Cibola National Forest137131 acreKiowa consists of two units in northeastern New Mexico and includes canyons along the Canadian River.
[[File:Little Missouri National Grasslands.jpg150px]]North Dakota
Dakota Prairie Grasslands1028784 acreThe largest National Grassland, Little Missouri includes badlands and short and long grass prairie.
[[File:LBJ Grasslands Hillside.jpg150px]]Texas
National Forests and Grasslands in Texas20309 acreUsed primarily for recreation, Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland has no fees and is located northwest of Fort Worth.
[[File:Lake McClellan.jpg150px]]Texas
Cibola National Forest1449 acreMcClellan Creek National Grassland surrounds Lake McClellan, and nearly all of the grassland was burned in 2006.
[[File:Oglala National Grassland.jpg150px]]Nebraska
Nebraska National Forests94520 acreThe badlands of Toadstool Geologic Park are within Oglala National Grassland.
[[File:Pawnee Buttes2010.jpg150px]]Colorado
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests193060 acrePawnee has camping at Crow Valley Recreation Area and trails to the Pawnee Buttes.
[[File:Rita Blanca National Grassland.jpg150px]]Texas, Oklahoma
Cibola National Forest92989 acreRita Blanca includes grasslands.
[[File:Sheyenne National Grassland.jpg150px]]North Dakota
Dakota Prairie Grasslands70446 acreSheyenne provides habitat for the largest population of greater prairie chickens in North Dakota as well as the Dakota skipper butterfly and western prairie fringed orchid.
[[File:Thunder Basin National Grassland Douglas.jpg150px]]Wyoming
Medicine Bow – Routt National Forest547499 acreThunder Basin is located in the Powder River Basin between the Big Horn Mountains and the Black Hills.

References

References

  1. "U.S. Board on Geographic Names". [[U.S. Geological Survey]].
  2. (January 2013). "Land Areas of the National Forest System". U.S. Forest Service.
  3. (2023-05-25). "The National Grasslands Story".
  4. {{cite gnis. 1802385. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. December 22, 2012
  5. "Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie".
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