Tallgrass Prairie -- KTA scenic pull-out, southwest of Emporia, KS - Flora and Fauna Information Signs on Waymarking.com

There are several flora and fauna information signs in the Flint Hills of Kansas, as befits this interesting and unique ecosystem in KS.

This sign is located at a scenic pull-out in the Flint Hills along the Kansas Turnpike.

This waymarked sign reads:

"TALLGRASS PRAIRIE

The Flint Hills are the largest remaining intact tallgrass prairie in the world and stretches from northern Kansas into Oklahoma. hey are named for the flint that lies under the rich prairie grass, along with limestone and shale. Each summer cattle from as afar away as Mexico graze these hillsides where hundreds of thousands of bison once roamed."

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Date Logged Log User Rating   08/21/2017 Benchmark Blasterz visited it