The Midwest's prairie heritage -- few original acres remain untouched.
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Daryl Smith, says Iowa deserves the title of tall grass prairie state, since before settlement, over 85 percent of the state was this type of prairie. Only a few small patches of original prairie remain, but efforts are being made to recreate lost acres.