Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the preserve in Kansas. It is not to be confused with Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma; Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois; or Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve in Manitoba.
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. Of the 400,000 square miles (1,000,000 km2) of tallgrass prairie that once covered the North American continent, less than 5% remains, primarily in the Flint Hills.[2] Since 2009, the preserve has been home to the Tallgrass Prairie bison herd.[3]
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | |
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Location | Chase County, Kansas |
Nearest city | Strong City, Kansas |
Coordinates | 38°25′58″N 96°33′32″W |
Area | 10,882 acres (44.04 km2) |
Established | November 12, 1996 |
Visitors | 29,009 (in 2020)[1] |
Governing body | National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy |
Website | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve |
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