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  1. May 8, 2023 · Explore the last stand of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem, which once covered 170 million acres of North America. Learn about the natural world, history, and events at the preserve through tours, podcasts, and exhibits.

  2. The tallgrass prairie is an ecosystem native to central North America. Historically, natural and anthropogenic fire, as well as grazing by large mammals (primarily bison) provided periodic disturbances to these ecosystems, limiting the encroachment of trees, recycling soil nutrients, and facilitating seed dispersal and germination.

    • Birds Found at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Let your birding adventure take flight at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. This list covers all of Chase County, Kansas, where the park is located, so enjoy and prepare to be amazed at all of the birds to be found here and all of what the tallgrass prairie has to offer.
    • Patch-Burn Grazing. Fire and grazing are key elements of natural resource management throughout much of the Kansas Flint Hills region and at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.
    • Flint Hills Trees, Vines, Sedges, and Rushes. Trees and wetlands form and important part of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem, providing both food and shelter for a wide range of animal life who would have few living options if these areas were unavailable.
    • Flint Hills Wildflowers. The tallgrass prairie is home to hundreds of wildflower species and other herbaceous forbs, blooming throughout the spring, summer, and autumn.
  3. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is a rare remnant of the expanse of the tallgrass prairie that once covered central North America. Explore 11,000 acres of tallgrass prairie, protected by The Nature Conservancy and National Park Service.

  4. The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, in Osage County, Oklahoma near Foraker, Oklahoma, is the largest protected tract of tallgrass prairie in the world.

  5. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in the Flint Hills region of Kansas, north of Strong City. The preserve protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem.

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