The northern section of the Great Plains, north of latitude 44°, includes eastern Montana, eastern Wyoming, most of North Dakota and South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota and portions of the Canadian provinces including southeastern Alberta, …

Jan 14, 2025 · Great Plains, major physiographic province of North America. The Great Plains lie between the Rio Grande in the south and the delta of the Mackenzie River at the Arctic Ocean in the north and between the Interior Lowland and the Canadian Shield on the east and the Rocky Mountains on the west.

Spanning 5 US states and 2 Canadian provinces, the Northern Great Plains is one of the largest prairie grasslands in the world. Despite habitat and species loss, opportunities exist to conserve and restore remaining large areas of this unique ecosystem.

Learn about the wildlife and people in the Northern Great Plains, as well as the threats the area faces, what WWF is doing, and how you can help.

Since 2000, WWF has worked in this part of the country to conserve and restore the Northern Great Plains' natural heritage and native wildlife. So which animals call this beautiful region home, and why do they matter?

Stretching from the foothills of the Rockies into the badlands of the Dakotas and Nebraska, the Northern Great Plains cover over 180 million acres. The landscape is characterized by expansive grasslands supporting a unique assemblage of wildlife adapted to require little or no disturbance to sustain their populations.

In the northern Great Plains, glacial till overlies the Mesozoic bedrock. This area is also populated by small mountain groups caused by igneous activity and uplift. Most notable of these is the Black Hills, a region of forested slopes with deep valleys cut by streams rising strikingly from the surrounding semiarid plains.

Aug 21, 2018 · The Northern Great Plains Inventory & Monitoring Network includes 13 parks across the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Wyoming. These parks include large areas of northern mixed-grass prairie communities, critical river and riparian habitats, large herds of bison, two of the four longest caves in the world, and historic and archaeological sites.

The Northern Great Plains is experiencing unprecedented climate-driven extremes, including severe drought, floods, and wildfires. These changes threaten economic sectors such as agriculture and recreation and affect the health, well-being, and …

Crossing multiple states in North America and parts of Canada, the Northern Great Plains is known for its lush grasslands that are home to a number of waterfowl and non-game species. The Northern Great Plains landscape is vast, spanning more than 180 million acres.