Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
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leadhiker
N 38° 26.008 W 096° 33.513
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Tallgrass prairie once covered 140 million acres of North America. Now less tha 4 percent remains, mostly in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM7Z3F
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2009
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On November 12, 1996, Congress created the 10,894-acre preserve, protecting a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem, while preserving a unique collection of cultural resources from prehistoric times through the ranching area.
Once the hunting grounds of the Kansa and Osage Indians, the preserve's 11,00o acres are home to an astonishing variety of life: over 450 species of plants, 150 kinds of birds, 30 types of reptiles and amphibians, and 31 species of mammals. A clycle of climate, fire, and animal grazing - once buffalo, now cattle - has sustained this ecosystem. Much of the grassland flora and fauna is too subtle to be seen from a passing car, but careful scrutiny reveals the special beauty, wonder, and complexity of the prairie.
State/States the Park is located...: Kansas
Park Designation: Historic Park/Site
Times the Visitors Center (or Park) is Open....: From: 9:00 AM To: 4:30 PM
Website From the National Parks Service Page of this Waymark...: [Web Link]
SECONDARY website.: www.nature.org/kansas
Are pictures included?: yes
Months the Visitors Center/Park is open...: Not listed
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