From the snow-covered landscapes of Alaska to the southern tip of Chile and all points between, The Americas takes viewers on ...

and lie between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. Early European explorers found the Plains a very hostile environment, and the area was marked on early maps as the 'great American ...

In fact, scientists call it the state’s "best remaining example" of a Great Plains river system, with uncommon plants, amphibians, reptiles and fish, like the 3 inch long Orangethroat darter ...