![Stream flows through grassland.](https://naturalresources.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/Is-It-Too-Late-to-Save-the-Southern-Grasslands-750x375-1.jpg)
Between row-crop agriculture, urban sprawl, and more, almost nothing remains of the original grassland ecosystems that once sustained the immense biodiversity of the American South. The Center for Native Grasslands Management at UTIA is cited among the organizations working to preserve the grasslands of the South.