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| location        = [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], United States
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The '''Dakota Prairie Grasslands''' (DPG) are a collection of [[Grassland|grasslands]] in [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]], [[United States]]. It was formed in 1998 and consists of four [[U.S. Forest Service]] Ranger District offices that manage four National Grasslands:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dakota Prairie Grasslands |url=https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/find-a-forest/dakota-prairie-grasslands |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=National Forest Foundation |language=en}}</ref>

* North Dakota
** [[Cedar River National Grassland]]
** [[Little Missouri National Grassland]]
** [[Sheyenne National Grassland]]
* South Dakota
** [[Grand River National Grassland]]

==History==
All of these ranger districts were formerly part of the [[Custer National Forest]] based in [[Billings, Montana]].  The Chief of the Forest Service created the DPG as a separate unit to help focus and better manage the issues and resources of the National Grasslands.

The four National Grasslands now have a total area of {{convert|1,265,217|acre|ha}}.<ref>[http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/2007/TABLE_6.htm Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County] - [[United States Forest Service]] - September 30, 2007</ref>

==Administration==
The Supervisor's office is located in [[Bismarck, North Dakota]].  The Little Missouri National Grassland is administered from offices in [[Dickinson, North Dakota|Dickinson]] and [[Watford City, North Dakota|Watford City]].  The Sheyenne National Grassland is administered from the office in [[Lisbon, North Dakota|Lisbon]].  The Grand River and Cedar River National Grasslands are administered from the office located in [[Lemmon, South Dakota]].

==See also==
*[[Shortgrass prairie]]
*[[Tallgrass prairie]]

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==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/dpg Dakota Prairie Grasslands] - U.S. Forest Service
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140510024249/http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5391406.pdf List of plant species] on the Grand and Cedar River National Grasslands.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170505175140/https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5361436.pdf List of bird species] on the Grand and Cedar River National Grasslands.

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[[Category:National grasslands of the United States]]
[[Category:Grasslands of the North American Great Plains]]
[[Category:Protected areas of North Dakota]]
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[[Category:Grasslands of North Dakota]]
[[Category:Grasslands of South Dakota]]


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