Sentences with phrase «of prairie»

A wooden chest of drawers is given a modern slant with open country - inspired shades of prairie yellow, mountain grey and sky blue.

I really enjoyed looking at all the pictures, but I especially loved all the references to Little house of the prairie.

To help gardeners create more bee - friendly landscapes, Bowen has developed a series of prairie - restoration kits, which contain plants and seedlings to cover a 500 - square - foot area — about the size of a very large living room — along with a book about wildflowers.

On a golf cart tour through the various neighbourhoods, my guide Lisa Corcoran, director of marketing and community relations for the resort, pointed out the wood detailing of the craftsman style homes and the simpler lines of the prairie - style homes.

This fascinating exploration of hegemony and resistance in key contact zones not only complicates traditional narratives of prairie exceptionalism, it also draws the region's history into larger debates about law, colonialism, and nation building.

He also serves as pro bono general counsel to the Clean Lakes Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to the improvement and protection of southern Wisconsin's lakes, streams and wetlands, and is lead counsel for the Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance, a small nonprofit aimed at preserving and restoring thousands of acres of prairie in southcentral Wisconsin.

Should a judicial reconsideration of the prairie treaties be effected with a subsequent determination that the Numbered Treaties did not fully extinguish aboriginal title, then a situation of «comprehensive l

But then again, just because you can make beer with a carboy, airlock and bag of prairie malt, doesn't mean most of us wouldn't just save the trouble and pay a bit more to have it the easy way.

«Biofuels made from high - diversity mixtures of prairie plants can reduce global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

With their wallowing and grazing, bison provide natural disturbances to the landscape that spread native seeds, aerate the soil, and help maintain the natural balance of prairie grasses and flowers.

He recommends against nuclear, coal with carbon capture and sequestration, corn ethanol and cellulosic ethanol, which is made of prairie grass.

North Dakota's nickname of the «Flickertail State» comes courtesy of these prairie dwellers, and gave rise to name Dakrat, a portmanteau of «Dakota Rat.»

After more than 25 years of studying the calls of prairie dog in the field, one researcher managed to decode just what these animals are saying.

The rulers of these prairie castles must therefore burn fuel to get to work or an airport.

Seed placed N is also a common practice in the moister regions of the prairie, Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada (1998).

Ecological and demographic effects on intraspecific variation in the social system of prairie dogs.

The most common feedstocks will likely be agricultural wastes, such as rice straw, or natural grasses such as switchgrass, a variety of prairie grass that is often planted on soil bank land to replenish the soil's fertility.

Dialects in the alarm calls of prairie dogs.

John has set out to change agricultural practices on a worn out patch of prairie in the agricultural heart of Montana.

«While Punxsutanwy Phil predicts the length of winter, the prairie dog predicts the health of the prairie,» Ms. McCain said.

The Denver Zoo and the Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville, Ind., are also holding celebrations this year in honor of the prairie dog.

In 2010 at the University of Northern Iowa, a summertime count in some 100 acres of prairie grasses and flowers turned up 176 monarchs; this year, there were 11.

So to anyone who wants to see how a revival of the prairie, and a renaissance of the buffalo, can be done and is being done, I urge you to go to the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve.

``... We also know that a substantial number of prairie - chickens die from collisions with fences and power lines.

One event explored the Katy Prairie's local bird community using art, literature and crafts, she said, adding that the value of the prairie could be seen through the lens of art.

The museum's design is inspired by the work of Still and by its monumental context: the site is located at the intersection of prairie and mountains, within an urban district of major cultural buildings, vacant lots, historic housing, and new development.

Generally speaking, the word «modernism» refers to the advanced literature, music, and visual art of the 20th century, but for the painting and sculpture of prairie Canada, Clement GREENBERG's somewhat narrower definition is appropriate.

The workshops are directly credited with bringing to the critical forefront the achievements of prairie artists such as Dorothy KNOWLES, William PEREHUDOFF, Douglas BENTHAM and Robert Christie, and art movements such as the Regina Five and the Western Canadian landscape movement, but their importance extends beyond their strictly regional influence.

unbroken view November 10, 2000 - January 2, 2001 Created by Kansas City, Missouri, writer Debra Di Blasi and Philadelphia artist Sharyn O'Mara, unbroken view looks to the environment of the prairie, particularly the constant winds and the flat terrain, as subject matter for this autobiographical installation.

To attribute the entrenchment of modernist art on the prairies to the influence of Emma Lake and its leaders, however, discounts the importance of the effects of geography and the uniquely cooperative character of the prairie, particularly the Saskatoon, art scene.

He is one of a group of prairie abstract artists

For Cowan, the sculptures of prairie plants allude to the flowers she keeps in vases in her home.

A whole pile of Looney Tunes style fake background that has all the rigidity of a prairie wind.

The ecology and management of the prairie spotted skunk in Iowa.

Traveling through the park connects you with windswept beaches, dramatic cliffs, coastal chaparral, low mountains, swaths of prairie, live oak woodlands, salt marshes, freshwater wetlands and creeks, and redwood forests.

Tonight we board The Canadian in Toronto and settle into our berths for our journey across the vast expanse of the prairie grasslands towards the Rockies.

Due to the nature of prairie dogs, most testing is done under gas (usually isoflurane) anesthesia.

The museum features an incredible reconstruction of a prairie town, complete with a life - sized schoolhouse, train station, and dentist's office.

Mark E. Fisher wrote his first twelve pages at the age of ten, complete with drawings of a prairie fire, Indians, and a stampede.

But Robson and the other writers appearing in this collection, such as Andrei Codrescu, whose essay reveals the bigotry of his father - in - law, or Terry Tempest Williams, who lambastes ranchers and lawmakers for their disregard of the value and rights of the prairie dog, are not in any way attempting to achieve balance or objectivity.

A mystery winds its way through these pages, as Thisbe Nissen explores marriage, lust, midlife crises and motherhood, crafting complex portraits not only of her characters but also of the land they inhabit; and, one thing is clear, this novel was written in praise of the prairie itself.»

No matter what the schoolteacher had said about Galileo, Copernicus and those other spoilsports, any cockamamie theory that the world was round remained refuted by the geometrical instrument of a rattling train applied to the spare facts of a prairie.

The landscape was otherwise empty, except for the carcass of a prairie dog, a collapsed bundle of dull fur and bones.

The Ragdale Foundation offers residencies of 18 and 25 days year - round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 50 acres of prairie in Lake Forest, Illinois, 30 miles north of Chicago.

Face it: some days, trying to be slightly less boring is all we have, while on other days, we feel like we could make the study of prairie grasses fascinating to fifth - grade kids.

This significant chunk of prairie real estate was one of the most visually striking locales from the first Redemption - remember that sweeping valley with all the grazing buffalo?

Made of a high - quality timothy hay, Prairie Dog Natural Pellets are specifically formulated to the unique nutritional requirements of prairie dogs, helping to keep captive prairie dogs happy and healthy.

I have a lookbook modeling a jacket and dress from Yours Clothing, plus a roundup of prairie - inspired pieces so you can wear the trend from head - to - toe.

In naturally occurring conditions, buffalo grazed in western Kansas but not in eastern Kansas where the yields of prairie grasses were larger per acre.

Highly social, prairie dogs live in large colonies or «towns», and collections of prairie dog families that can span hundreds of acres.