Research - Spirit Mound Historic Prairie

Spirit Mound Trust Announces The Grassland Research Grant Program

Application deadline: 2/1/2024 Awarded by 3/15/2024Grants Awarded up to $1500 The Spirit Mound Trust Grassland Research Grant Program is administered by the Spirit Mound Trust (SMT), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the purchase, preservation, and restoration of Spirit Mound Historic Prairie. The SMT has been working to restore Spirit Mound to its original tallgrass prairie […]

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Spirit Mound: A Refugium for Grassland Birds

By: David Swanson North American grasslands are among the most endangered ecosystems on the continent1. This is particularly true for tallgrass prairie habitats, like Spirit Mound, which historically covered much of the eastern third of South Dakota but have now been mostly converted to row crops and other agricultural habitats. Some estimates suggest that only