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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
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Junior Rangers at the preserve
Earn a Junior Ranger certificate, badge, and/or patch at the preserve.

Junior Ranger Leave No Trace Activities

Visit the preserve in person and earn a badge, patch and/or certificate after completing the Leave No Trace Scavenger Hunt. Ask a ranger for details.
 

Junior Rangers at the Preserve

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is looking for special Junior Rangers. To earn a Junior Ranger badge from the preserve, you must complete the activities found in the activity book. Come to the park and receive a booklet or print a copy of the booklet now. Complete five activities, then mail the booklet to the preserve. The rangers will check your work and mail the booklet back to you, along with an official Junior Ranger badge.

Visit Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in person (or virtually) to earn your badge and become a Junior Ranger today!

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Fun Facts for Kids

Kansas Scenic Byways has produced booklets on the natural and cultural features of Kansas. They are filled with many unknown and interesting facts, including games and a map of all Kansas scenic byways. Click on the titles below to learn more.

Architectural Fun Facts

Birds and Wildlife Fun Facts

Farms and Ranches Fun Facts

Grasses, Trees, Wildflowers, & Shrubs Fun Facts

Roads, Highways, & Byways Fun Facts

Rocks, Fossils, & Landscape Fun Facts

Weather Fun Facts

 
New Junior Rangers at the Preserve
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New Junior Rangers at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Junior Ranger Badge
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Limestone and flint on the surface of the soil kept it from being tilled  

Did You Know?
Zebulon Pike unknowingly named the Flint Hills based on his journal entry in 1806 as he camped and passed through the hills of flint. This flint kept the prairie from being tilled. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Last Updated: April 29, 2009 at 10:26 EST