Experiences labelled with 'tallgrass prairie preserve'
Hiking up into the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, located outside of Strong City, Kansas, I thought of the generations of westward settlers from the east coast who must have found the lack of shade terrifying. The sun is hotter on the plains because there’s not even the slightest chance of respite: No rock overhangs or trees, and no slice of shade to be found. The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve was officially established on November 12, 1996. As far as parks go, this one is a baby. But what it lacks in history, it makes up for in its unique character. At one time, tallgrass prairie ecosystems covered almost half a million square miles of the North American continent. Only four percent of that original territory now remains, ...
