Episode 1: Protecting Ontario’s vital grasslands
In the first episode of OPG’s Power of Nature series, we take a look at Ontario’s vital grasslands, home to a variety of animals and plants. Vast swaths of prairie grasslands used to cover North America, but these picturesque plains are now among the world’s most endangered ecosystems. See how OPG is working with Nature Conservancy of Canada to restore one of Ontario’s most important grasslands in Prince Edward County.
Did you know?
222
of land across central Canada and the USA were once covered by prairie and savannah
3%
of Ontario's grasslands, making it one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems
10
is the length of the roots of some prairie plants
10
per acre of roots can be found in soils under older prairie grasslands
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