Sentences with phrase «vast prairies»

Much later in evolution, grasses would become a powerful life form on Earth, creating vast prairies, nourishing herds of animals, and eventually providing for the domestication of range animals and the cultivation of many food crops.

TULSA, Oklahoma — When the first Europeans made their way to the Great Plains in the center of the North American continent, they found vast prairies extending to the horizon, with the waves of grass hardly broken by trees.

In April, millions of tiny flowers spread over the blackjack hills and vast prairies in the Osage territory of Oklahoma.

But the parks also protect vast prairies, oak woodlands, wild riverways, and nearly 40 miles of pristine coastline, all supporting a rich mosaic of wildlife diversity and cultural traditions.

Redwood National Park in Northern California is home to the tallest trees on earth, along with vast prairies, oak woodlands, wild riverways, and nearly 40 miles of pristine coastline.

South Dakota is a Plains State known for vast prairies, but it also has lakes, rivers and reservoirs that make excellent destinations for boaters.

Students at this Minnesota elementary school use new technology to study the ancient ecology of a vast prairie wetland.

The Canadian Rockies tower over ice - blue glacial lakes and thick green pine forests before descending to vast prairies, home to old ranching and cowboy towns.

Geography includes miles of shoreline, dense forests, vast prairies, and even desert.

He mentioned the magic of the vast prairie.