Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Old Growth Remnant Grasslands

Unlike an old growth forest of towering trees, old growth remnant grasslands are often hidden in plain sight because much of their story is told underground.
Megan Nortrup
National Park Service staff walk through an old growth remnant grassland at Gateway National Recreation Area that was first identified as a remnant in 2024. NPS/Casey Reese
National Park Service staff walk through an old growth remnant grassland at Gateway National Recreation Area that was first identified as a remnant in 2024. NPS/Casey Reese

Work being completed on Eastern Grasslands by the National Park Service, through the Chesapeake Watershed CESU Research Network, engaged Austin Peay State University in a multi-year project to identify and restore grasslands across the northeast and southeast of the United States.  You can learn more about the project on the National Park Service’s website by clicking the following link:

Hidden in Plain Sight: Old Growth Remnant Grasslands (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

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