The Texas prairie’s plants help with flood prevention, carbon sequestration and the cleaning of groundwater.
The prairie protects North Texas’ water and cleans the air. It also helps with flood control.The prairie’s ability to hold water helps clean and filter North Texas’ water. It also helps prevent flooding.
The deep roots of tall grasses and wildflowers also help capture carbon dioxide and store vast quantities of it underground in the soil — and it’s the subject of ongoing research.The Blackland prairie is very biodiverse.The prairie ecosystem is dynamic, too.No one knows exactly how much of the remaining prairie is protected.
The vast majority of what’s left of the prairie is privately owned, according to the World Wildlife Fund. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists estimate that somewhere between 10,000 and 13,000 acres are being protected and managed as native prairies.Visitors can enjoy what remains of the prairie at several North Texas preserves.North Texas has plenty of places where you can still get “absolutely swallowed by grass” — as Aulicky put it — that reaches up to six feet tall.Some other North Texas preserves enable visitors to relish the beauty of a prairie that has never been plowed.
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