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How much original native prairie land remains in the US and in Minnesota?

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How much original native prairie land remains in the US and in Minnesota?

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  1. In Minnesota, only 1% is left of the original 18 million acres of native prairie.

    According to the Army Corps of Engineers (2005, second link below), "Before European colonization, prairies covered approximately one-third of the land surface in the contiguous United States. Native prairies presently comprise less than

    3 percent of their original acreage in the United States, and remaining patches are small, fragmented, and isolated."  

    Total area of United States is 9,372,610 km^2, so that would help to figure it out.

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