You have to stay. You have to look at it up close, walk among the grasses and flowers to truly appreciate it. Walt whitman in this book describes the prairie prairie as americas characteristic landscape. He felt that more than any of the landscape in this country the prairie were presented its unique character. Its unlike anything else in the world, and he was blown away when he came out here and visited and experienced it. You hear that again and again. Once youve experienced prairie directly, comeback in the summer, please do it sticks with you. The way progress ways like oceans, and was described as oceans that had a profound impact on people, the color, the wildlife. The literature for those who have not visited, and a visit, can give these people face of that and hopefully inspire them to care. For more information on booktvs recent visit to omaha, and in many other cities visited by local content vehicles, go to cspan. Org localcontent