Ungrazed prairie versus grazed

a field, separated by a fence, shows the difference between ungrazed and grazed land. On the left, ungrazed grass is brown/grey. On the right, the grazed land is a rich green grassland
Photo By/Credit

Clint Wirick/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
01/18/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Ungrazed prairie left for 20 years (left) versus grazed (right). Photo by Clint Wirick/USFWS
Ecosystem
Prairie
Rural
Subject tags
Agriculture
Ecological resilience
Farms and farming systems
Grasses
Grasslands
Habitat conservation
Landscape conservation
Partnerships
Plains
Prairies