Konza Prairie, Research station in the Flint Hills, Kansas, US.
The Konza Prairie Biological Station spans 3,487 hectares of native tallgrass prairie with rolling hills, limestone outcrops, and shallow soils across northeastern Kansas.
The establishment of Konza Prairie in 1971 began with 916 acres through a collaboration between Kansas State University, The Nature Conservancy, and Katherine Ordway.
The station carries the name of the Kanza Native American people who lived on and maintained these grasslands until their displacement in the mid-nineteenth century.
Scientists access this outdoor laboratory through Kansas State University to conduct research on prairie ecosystems, fire patterns, grazing impacts, and climate changes.
The research station maintains a herd of 200 bison that graze freely across the land, contributing to the natural preservation of this rare tallgrass prairie ecosystem.
Location: Kansas
Inception: 1971
GPS coordinates: 39.09310,-96.55860
Latest update: March 3, 2025 03:32
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