Nine Mile Prairie
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| Nine-Mile Prairie | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Grasses at Nine-Mile Prairie
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| Nearest city: | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Coordinates: | 40°52′1″N 96°48′54″W / 40.86694°N 96.815°W |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | July 30, 1986 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86002089[1] |
Nine Mile Prairie (named for its location 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Lincoln) is a 230-acre (0.93 km2) tract of conserved tallgrass prairie in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. Although some of the land has at times been grazed, it has never been plowed. As such, it is one of the largest areas of virgin tallgrass prairie in the state of Nebraska. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[1]
Nine Mile Prairie is now administered by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university uses it for a variety of research and recreational purposes, especially for studies of prairie ecology. Research on this prairie began in the 1920s when Professor John Ernest Weaver and his students completed studies of plant ecology.
In addition to prairie grasses, the site supports a range of prairie trees, including cottonwoods and honey locust. Invasive sumac plants and (in the absence of fire) eastern juniper trees require control to preserve the original prairie ecology. Over 80 species of birds have been observed at Nine Mile Prairie. It is home to bluebirds and white-tailed deer; herds of bison have also passed through the site, but not very recently.
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
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Coordinates: 40°52′01″N 96°49′01″W / 40.867°N 96.817°W
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