Is this because Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa are effectively all farmland?
beebobopple
I know you’re talking about prairies specifically but much of the red area in NYS is protected state land in the Adirondack mountains so the NE isn’t quite as grim as it seems.
AccomplishedJob5411
The prairie was highly valued— as farmland
And by the time the national park movement took off most of the Midwest was already settled and being farmed. Would’ve been so cool to see the prairie before the settlers
Interesting-Gur5354
This is what I inadvertently ended up dedicating my life to and there is definitely opportunity in those areas. Especially now.
at least sandy areas in Iowa and places like the Driftless Region are ripe for it.
The I-10 corridor is also a massive biodiversity hotspot. The whole area is if you can handle the other aspects of being in that area.
I remember staying in a house outside of Dothan and seeing tons of life hanging out along the margins of abandoned farmland. Tons of WMAs that were formerly clear cut where there has maybe been a handful of people even there and probably a lot of novel succession interactions happening
Sudden-Advance-5858
New York is misleading, the Adirondack park is a state park and is heckin huge
BeginningPowerful505
Not disagreeing with you but to ease your mind a bit this is only looking at national parks, you might want to look up a map of national refugees too. They’re dotted all across that area especially North Dakota.
In-thebeginning
I’m over in Eastern WA and just a touch south of me was once the Palouse prairie. I think I read only about 2% remains and it is mostly all agriculture and invasive grasses now. There is a wonderful native nursery in Tekoa, WA that specializes in species native to the Palouse prairie and I have planted a handful in my yard. There is a conservation group here preserving a wetland area and prairie. Really such a beautiful habitat. I wish I could go back pre-settlement to see what it looked like.
worksafe_Joe
It would look even worse if they have The Arch in STL properly categorized. It should not be considered a National Park. It is a monument.
ReplacementPale2751
Oh it was valued…as prime farmland. Try building anything in that area and you’ll hear YoURe DeStRoYInG oUr HeRiTaGe!
Apprehensive_Dot_646
“Proximity to National Park” is an absolute lie and misleading. I live within 15 miles of a national forest and that map says the closest one is 200 miles away.
dewitteillustration
Arable land is a curse
Slight_Nobody5343
The red swath is eerily similar to old bison range.
SlimeySalamander47
So true. I just heard, I don’t know who it’s from, but they wrote, “Anyone can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairies”.
peachtreeparadise
Return natural parks to the native people!!!! Natural parks reinforce white supremacy.
malibuklw
Sure, but I’m in New York State and I’m within an hour of like a thousand state parks (slight exaggeration, but honestly we have a lot)
16 Comments
Is this because Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa are effectively all farmland?
I know you’re talking about prairies specifically but much of the red area in NYS is protected state land in the Adirondack mountains so the NE isn’t quite as grim as it seems.
The prairie was highly valued— as farmland
And by the time the national park movement took off most of the Midwest was already settled and being farmed. Would’ve been so cool to see the prairie before the settlers
This is what I inadvertently ended up dedicating my life to and there is definitely opportunity in those areas. Especially now.
at least sandy areas in Iowa and places like the Driftless Region are ripe for it.
The I-10 corridor is also a massive biodiversity hotspot. The whole area is if you can handle the other aspects of being in that area.
I remember staying in a house outside of Dothan and seeing tons of life hanging out along the margins of abandoned farmland. Tons of WMAs that were formerly clear cut where there has maybe been a handful of people even there and probably a lot of novel succession interactions happening
New York is misleading, the Adirondack park is a state park and is heckin huge
Not disagreeing with you but to ease your mind a bit this is only looking at national parks, you might want to look up a map of national refugees too. They’re dotted all across that area especially North Dakota.
I’m over in Eastern WA and just a touch south of me was once the Palouse prairie. I think I read only about 2% remains and it is mostly all agriculture and invasive grasses now. There is a wonderful native nursery in Tekoa, WA that specializes in species native to the Palouse prairie and I have planted a handful in my yard. There is a conservation group here preserving a wetland area and prairie. Really such a beautiful habitat. I wish I could go back pre-settlement to see what it looked like.
It would look even worse if they have The Arch in STL properly categorized. It should not be considered a National Park. It is a monument.
Oh it was valued…as prime farmland. Try building anything in that area and you’ll hear YoURe DeStRoYInG oUr HeRiTaGe!
“Proximity to National Park” is an absolute lie and misleading. I live within 15 miles of a national forest and that map says the closest one is 200 miles away.
Arable land is a curse
The red swath is eerily similar to old bison range.
So true. I just heard, I don’t know who it’s from, but they wrote, “Anyone can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairies”.
Return natural parks to the native people!!!! Natural parks reinforce white supremacy.
Sure, but I’m in New York State and I’m within an hour of like a thousand state parks (slight exaggeration, but honestly we have a lot)
Also I think some are missing
wow i live right in the middle of that red strip