Central Plains Biosphere Reserve

The Central Plains Biosphere Reserve (established in 1976 and withdrawn in 2017) was a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in the western central Great Plains in north-central Colorado in the shortgrass prairie. The 6,210 hectares (24.0 sq mi) reserve encompasses the Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. The predominant grass is blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). Other grasses include sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus), red three-awn (Aristida longispica) and buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides).

Central Plains Biosphere Reserve

The Central Plains Biosphere Reserve (established in 1976 and withdrawn in 2017) was a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in the western central Great Plains in north-central Colorado in the shortgrass prairie. The 6,210 hectares (24.0 sq mi) reserve encompasses the Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. The predominant grass is blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). Other grasses include sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus), red three-awn (Aristida longispica) and buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides).