1 It's a great place to enjoy the outdoors. You can visit our preserves and enjoy a self-guided or guided tour or you can hike, bike, or walk wherever the country roads may lead you. Once on the prairie, you might just get to see something amazing - a Bald Eagle, an Eastern Meadowlark, a bobcat or a Red-eared Slider turtle. Or even just a beautiful sunrise or sunset.
2 It's our heritage; save it for the future. You can be part of an effort to make sure that we keep our wetlands and prairies healthy and that we set aside preserves and parkland for future generations of Texans.
3 It's a local food source. You can help keep farmlands nearby so that we have food grown locally. Farmers can continue to grow rice and vegetables and ranchers can raise cattle for sale to local markets.
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4 It's good for the air we breathe and the water we drink. You can help the prairie and wetlands recharge our underground aquifers and sequester carbon from the air. By ensuring that the prairie remains as grasslands, you can help reduce downstream flooding as the grasses love to absorb water.
5 It's an exciting natural laboratory for students and teachers seeking to improve science, math, writing, and history skills. Professional scientists can also use the prairie to make ground-breaking discoveries about ecology, alternative fuels, and agricultural production.
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