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More than meets the eye

Image shows a field of prairie grasses and wildflowers with an old-style wind-powered well tower on the horizon.
Flower blossoms on the Cimarron National Grassland are not so hidden given the right time of year and right conditions. Wildflower season is a great time to visit the grasslands. (USDA Forest Service photo by Nancy Brewer) At first glance, a person looking out at the Comanche and Cimarron National Grasslands might notice areas of sparse grass,…
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Pride of the north Texas prairies

A waving sea of green grass with clear skies overhead and a few small tress on the horizon.
Instead of a forest of trees, national grasslands are a sea of grass. (USDA Forest Service Photo by Greg Deimel) A gentle sea of green stretches out in front of you, framed and occasionally broken by individual trees. A far cry from the usual view you might expect when visiting a national forest, where a dense canopy of towering trees would envelope…
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