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  • New Superintendent of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is announced

  • The Nature Conservancy Kansas Chapter (TNC) recently closed on a nearly 2,000-acre conservation easement bordering the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve located in the Flint Hills of Chase County, Kansas.
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  • Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and the Kansas Geological Survey have partnered together to create a new interactive geologic map of the preserve.

  • The preserve opened three ponds to catch and release fishing. See Outdoor Activities section for more details.

  • Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and the Flint Hills was selected as one of 8 Kansas Wonders.

 
Dust devil created from spring prairie burns at the preserve.  

Did You Know?
Kansas is tied with Florida for 3rd place in most number of tornadoes per year. This tornado is actually a "dust devil" spawned from annual spring prairie burns at the preserve. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

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Last Updated: October 07, 2008 at 19:11 EST