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Tag Archives: prairie
Timeless Portraits of the Oklahoma Panhandle
Some places seem to remain largely fixed in time despite the constant changes that occur in the world around them. The narrow strip of land, affectionately known as the Oklahoma Panhandle, is just one of those places. Even today, the … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, archaeology, books, business, cities, climate change, commerce, culture, economics, energy, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, movies, Native Americans, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, poverty, rail, Railroads, Renewable Energy, scenic byways, Skies, skylines, Small business, spatial design, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, weather
Tagged agriculture, farms, Great Plains, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Pandhandle, panhandle, plains, prairie, The Grapes of Wrath
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A whirling good time to the Mid-America Windmill Museum
Nothing evokes the history of the American Midwest and Great Plains more than the classic windmill spinning effortlessly in the breeze. Sadly, these iconic structures are becoming less and less visible on the American landscape. But, there is a wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Alternative energy, architecture, culture, energy, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, industry, infrastructure, land use, nature, peace, product design, technology, topography, weather
Tagged agriculture, design, farms, historic preservation, history, Midwest, prairie, wind, wind energy, windmills
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Little (and big) towns on the prairie
North America’s magnificent Great Plains and prairie region generally extends westward from Central Ohio to the Rocky Mountains and southward from boreal Canada through Texas to the Rio Grande Valley. This is one of my favorite natural ecosystems due to … Continue reading
Posted in branding, Canada, cities, civics, environment, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, nature, North America, planning, States, topography, weather, Wildlife
Tagged biology, cities, earth science, geography, geology, Great Plains, history, land use, nature, plains, prairie, topography, towns, wildlife
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“It was like three midnights in a jug”
The memorable quote used for the title of this post came from a survivor of the Dust Bowl. Also referred to as the Dirty Thirties, this decade meant great economic and social hardship for many residents of the United States, but … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, Canada, climate change, Economy, environment, Food, food systems, geography, Geology, health, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, immigration, land use, nature, North America, politics, pollution, reading, Science, States, sustainability, writing
Tagged 1930s, agriculture, book reviews, books, climate change, Colorado, disasters, Dust Bowl, dusters, Farming, global warming, Great Plains, history, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, prairie, Texas, Timothy Egan, USA
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