Prairie & Coteau

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• 01

  The Coteau des Prairies

  A vast wedge of glacial ground, and the lakes and potholes it left behind.

  By the Prairie & Pine survey · Prairie & Coteau · 7 min read
• 02

  The Northern Prairie

  Flat, huge and more varied than it looks from the road.

  By the Prairie & Pine survey · Prairie & Coteau · 4 min read
• 03

  Short Grass, Tall Grass

  The state changes grass halfway across, and everything else changes with it.

  By the Prairie & Pine survey · Prairie & Coteau · 3 min read
• 04

  The Pothole Country

  Thousands of shallow wetlands, and why the birds depend on them.

  By the Prairie & Pine survey · Prairie & Coteau · 2 min read

Glacial ground east of the river: till, kettles and thousands of shallow basins that hold water because nothing drains away.

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