The Prairie Regions of Ohio

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="061005a2erlcgo.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Ohio Prairie Association</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ohio Prairie Association"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ohio Prairies Today">Ohio Prairies Today</A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Questions (FAQs) About Ohio Prairies">Questions  (FAQs) About Ohio Prairies</A>   |   <B>The Prairie Regions of Ohio</B>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="List of Ohio Prairie Plants">List of Ohio Prairie Plants</A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="OPA Officers and Board of Trustees">OPA Officers and Board of Trustees</A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About OPA">About OPA</A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Become a Member">Become a Member</A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact OPA">Contact OPA</A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="OPA Mission and Vision Statements">OPA Mission and Vision Statements</A>   |   <A HREF="prairie_information_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prairie Information Links">Prairie Information Links</A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Ohio Prairie Plant of the Month"> Ohio Prairie Plant of the Month</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=20 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="062d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="07544400.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><I><B><U>The Prairie Regions of Ohio</U></B></I></div> <div> Ohio's original prairies varied greatly in size, species, location, and climate. But the prairies of each region were often very similar. Properly, then, an Ohio prairie should be referred to by its <I>region of origin</I>, not merely as an "Ohio prairie."</div> <div> <IMG SRC="324c6200.jpg" border=0 width="710" height="800" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="460" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 WIDTH="71"><div> <I>Prairie Region</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><bR> <div> <I><B>Prairie Region Name</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>A</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Lake Plains Prairie Region</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>B</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Central Till Plain Prairie Region</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>C</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Southern Till Plain Prairie Region</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>D</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Southwest Ohio Prairie Region</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>E</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Lexington Plain Prairie Region</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>F</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Unglaciated Appalachian Plateau Prairie Region</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> <B>G</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Glaciated Appalachian Plateau Prairie Region</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="331" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="71"><div> <I>Ohio Prairie</I></div> <div> <I>Area</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I><B>Large Original</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Landscape Prairies of </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Presettlement Ohio</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> 1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Oak Openings Prairies</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="241"><div> <B>Wood County Prairies</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Castalia-Sandusky Bay Prairies</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="241"><div> <B>Firelands Prairie</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> 5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Sandusky Plains Prairie</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="71"><div> 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="241"><div> <B>D</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>arby Plains Prairie</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Note: The specific prairie borders above are only generalizations. </div> <div> The marked prairies represent only approximate locations and sizes. </div> <div> <I><B>Numerous original smaller prairies throughout all regions of the state are not shown here.         </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>These aren't Ohio's only prairies or prairie areas, Just the biggest.</B></I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>