Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is a
United States National Preserve located in the
Flint Hills region of
Kansas. The preserve protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass ecosystem. Of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass
prairie that once covered the
North American continent, less than 4% remains, primarily in the Flint Hills.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is a new kind of
national park. The preserve is 10,894 acres , but most of that land will remain under the ownership of the National Park Trust, which purchased the land in 1994, and
The Nature Conservancy.
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is a
United States National Preserve located in the
Flint Hills region of
Kansas. The preserve protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass ecosystem. Of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass
prairie that once covered the
North American continent, less than 4% remains, primarily in the Flint Hills.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is a new kind of
national park. The preserve is 10,894 acres , but most of that land will remain under the ownership of the National Park Trust, which purchased the land in 1994, and
The Nature Conservancy. The
National Park Service may own up to 180 acres , yet the legislation calls for the entire area to be managed cooperatively by the National Park Service and the National Park Trust.
On September 20, 2002, approximately 32 acres were donated to the National Park Service from the National Park Trust. This area includes the 1881 historic ranch house, limestone barn and outbuildings, and one-room schoolhouse.
Tallgrass Prairie is the nation's second newest national preserve and the park is still under development with visitor opportunities continually being expanded.
There are currently five maintained hiking trails in the preserve allowing visitors access to the tallgrass prairie. During the summer, narrated bus tours of the prairie are offered.
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