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Prairie Pothole Region (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) is an expansive area of the northern Great Plains that contains thousands of shallow wetlands known as potholes.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The region expands to the entire Midwest during winter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We’ve just passed the equinox into construction season.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

The equinox is 4 days and 7 minutes after I posted this comment.