prairies

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Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and the prairies of Canada fed into significant price increases for those two areas, including the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

A short walk away is Legacy Park, an oasis of coastal prairies, bluffs and native woodlands.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

The Florida Everglades are a unique environmental region comprising marshes, prairies, forests, mangroves and estuaries.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

The uprooting of prairies across the Great Plains and the Dust Bowl could not have occurred without the massive settler movement triggered by the Homestead Act of 1862.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2025

Soon they came into a very hilly area of the prairies, with tall grass and sandy soil.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III