The 59,020 acre Refuge hosts a rare piece of the past -
a remnant mixed grass prairie, an island where the natural grasslands escaped
destruction because the rocks underfoot defeated the plow.
The Refuge provides habitat for large native grazing animals
such as American bison, Rocky Mountain elk, and White-tailed deer.
Texas Longhorn cattle also share the Refuge rangelands as a cultural and
historical legacy species.
More than 50 mammal, 240 bird, 64 reptile and
amphibian, 36 fish, and 806 plant species thrive on this important refuge."
Mother's Day Sunday, May 11, 2008. Several of us whose mothers have passed on
went to Mt. Scott to have a sacred pipe ceremony in honor of our mothers . . ."