Mima Prairie

age of mounds

The mounds were formed approximately 15,000 years around the time of the last glacial retreat.

controlled burns

Indigenous people used controlled burns at the site [Mime Prarie] to maintain the landscape as a prairie, allowing vegetation used for food or medicine to prosper.

description

A prairie in Thurston County, Washington known for the Mima Mounds

distribution of mounds

There are approximately 8-10 mounds per acre, measuring 1–7 feet (0.30–2.13 m) in height and having diameters 7–40 feet (2.1–12.2 m).

extent

The mounds were once part of a larger stretch of a prairie ecosystem encompassing approximately 180,000 acres (73,000 ha), spanning from present-day Joint Base Lewis–McChord through Chehalis and into Oakville.

geological feature

Mima Mounds

glacial lake

The mounds, also described as hillocks, are situated on a plain of underlying cobble that is most likely a remnant of a glacial lake.

gnis feature

https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/1511617

meaning of mima

The origins of the word, mima (MY-ma), has been reported to be unknown, though it may mean, “newness”, under the language of the Chehalis people.

namesake

mima mounds (landform)

natural area preserve

Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve

prairie in

prairie of

mima mounds (landform)

random

Adams County, Washington (data.census.gov) Adams County, Washington has 1,925.0 square miles of land area and is the 14th largest county in Washington by total area. Adams County, Washington is bordered by Lincoln County, Washington, Franklin County, Washington, Whitman County, Washington, and Grant County, Washington.

tags

vantage point

Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49597977