Sea of Grass - Author Event

Meet Minnesota Authors Josephine Marcotty and Dave Hage as they talk to a Master Naturalist about their book, their journey, and most importantly about the North American Prairie, aptly described as a Sea of Grass!

About Sea of Grass

A vivid portrait of the American prairie, which rivals the rainforest in its biological diversity and, with little notice, is disappearing even faster!

The North American prairie is an ecological marvel, a lush carpet of grass that stretches to the horizon, and home to some of the nation’s most iconic creatures—bison, elk, wolves, pronghorn, prairie dogs, and bald eagles. Plants, microbes, and animals together made the grasslands one of the richest ecosystems on Earth and a massive carbon sink, but the constant expansion of agriculture threatens what remains.

When European settlers encountered the prairie nearly two hundred years ago, rather than a natural wonder they saw an alien and forbidding place.…