An Ode to the Prairie

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Essays from West of 98

Author’s Note: this is part of an occasional series of writings on topics that have a particular interest to me and which further the spirit of my work at West of 98.

The prairie is a peculiar thing.

Seemingly simple, it is deeply complex.

To the uninitiated, it is easy to drive for miles through a prairie landscape and see only nondescript grass. You might think it all looks the same, but within onl…