Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Kansas · Strong City, KS

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Address:2480B KS Hwy 177 · Strong City, KS · 66869

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Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farmland. Today less than 4% remains intact, mostly in the Kansas Flint Hills. Established on November 12, 1996, the preserve protects a nationally significant remnant of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Here the tallgrass makes its last stand.

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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. Since 2009, the preserve has been home to the Tallgrass Prairie bison herd.

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Hunting in this park

Hunting is allowed in this National Preserve under NPS regulations

Unlike adjacent National Parks, Congress authorised hunting inside this Preserve. Rules are set by the National Park Service and applied through the state wildlife agency — verify seasons, units, and permits with NPS before planning any hunt. See Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve hunting page

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