Dakota Prairie Grasslands

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LocationNorth Dakota, South Dakota, United StatesArea1,265,217 acres (512,015 ha)Established1998Governing bodyU.S. Forest ServiceWebsiteDakota Prairie Grasslands

The Dakota Prairie Grasslands (DPG) was formed in 1998. It consists of four U.S. Forest Service Ranger District offices that manage four National Grasslands:

North Dakota
- Cedar River National Grassland
- Little Missouri National Grassland
- Sheyenne National Grassland
South Dakota
- Grand River National Grassland

History

All of these ranger districts were formerly part of the Custer National Forest based in Billings, Montana. The Chief of the Forest Service created the DPG as a separate unit to help focus and better manage the issues and resources of the National Grasslands.

The four National Grasslands now have a total area of 1,265,217 acres (512,015 ha).^[1]

Administration

The Supervisor's office is located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The Little Missouri National Grassland is administered from offices in Dickinson and Watford City. The Sheyenne National Grassland is administered from the office in Lisbon. The Grand River and Cedar River National Grasslands are administered from the office located in Lemmon, South Dakota.

References

^ Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007

External links

Dakota Prairie Grasslands - U.S. Forest Service
List of plant species on the Grand and Cedar River National Grasslands.
List of bird species on the Grand and Cedar River National Grasslands.

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Protected areas of North Dakota

National Parks

Theodore Roosevelt

National Historic Sites

National Wildlife Refuges

National Grasslands

U.S. Wilderness Areas

Other Federal

State

Parks	Beaver Lake Cross Ranch Fort Abraham Lincoln Fort Ransom Fort Stevenson Grahams Island Icelandic Lake Metigoshe Lake Sakakawea Lewis and Clark Little Missouri Sully Creek Turtle River
Recreation areas	Butte Saint Paul Crow Flies High Little Metigoshe Pelican Point Pembina Gorge

North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department

Protected areas of South Dakota

Federal

National Parks	Badlands Wind Cave
National Historic Sites and Memorials	Minuteman Missile NHS Mount Rushmore NMem
National monument	Jewel Cave
National Forests	Black Hills Custer
National Grasslands	Buffalo Gap Dakota Prairie Fort Pierre Grand River
National Historic Trail	Lewis and Clark
National Recreational River	Missouri
National Wildlife Refuges	Huron WMD Karl E. Mundt Lacreek Lake Andes Madison WMD Sand Lake Sand Lake WMD Waubay Waubay WMD
National Wilderness Areas	Badlands Black Elk
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Missouri River

State

State Parks	Bear Butte Custer Fisher Grove Fort Sisseton Good Earth Hartford Beach Lake Herman Newton Hills Oakwood Lakes Palisades Roy Lake Sica Hollow Union Grove
State Recreation Areas	Angostura Big Sioux Burke Lake Buryanek Chief White Crane Cow Creek Farm Island George S. Mickelson Trail Indian Creek Lake Alvin Lake Cochrane Lake Hiddenwood Lake Louise Lake Poinsett Lake Thompson Lake Vermillion Lewis and Clark Little Moreau Llewellyn Johns Mina Lake North Point North Wheeler Oahe Downstream Okobojo Point Pease Creek Pelican Lake Pickerel Lake Pierson Ranch Platte Creek Randall Creek Richmond Lake Sandy Shore Shadehill Snake Creek Springfield Swan Creek Walker's Point West Bend West Pollack West Whitlock
State Nature Areas	Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Beaver Creek Big Stone Island LaFramboise Island Spirit Mound Historic Prairie Spearfish Canyon

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Black Kettle Buffalo Gap Butte Valley Caddo Cedar River Cimarron Comanche Crooked River Curlew Fort Pierre Grand River Kiowa Little Missouri Lyndon B. Johnson McClellan Creek Oglala Pawnee Rita Blanca Sheyenne Thunder Basin Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
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