Tallgrass Prairie

The Flint Hills of Kansas are home to the last remaining tallgrass prairie in North America. This once vast ecosystem once covered 170 million acres, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farmland. Today, less than 4% remains intact. Here, the tallgrass makes its last stand. The preserve is home to a variety of plants and animals, including many species that are rare or threatened. Since 2009 a small herd of bison have found a home here. In addition to its ecological importance, the preserve is also a place of beauty and solitude, where one can experience the wonder of the tallgrass prairie.