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Puzzle 31 · The Great Plains · Page 49 in print

Tallgrass Prairie

Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America; today less than 4 percent remains intact, most of it in the Flint Hills of Kansas.

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Spring Hill Ranch House at sunrise

Spring Hill Ranch House at sunrise.

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Limestone barn framed by cottonwood trees in foreground

The preserve's limestone barn, framed by cottonwoods.

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The words

  1. Big Bluestem

    Big bluestem, one of the grasses dominating the prairie.

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  2. Bobwhite

    The northern bobwhite, a bird recorded in the preserve.

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  3. Compass Plant

    Compass plant, the prairie wildflower documented in the preserve's seed collection chart.

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  4. Dickcissel

    The dickcissel, a grassland bird found in the Flint Hills.

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  5. Flint Hills

    The Flint Hills, the Kansas region containing the preserve.

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  6. Fox Creek

    Lower Fox Creek School, the historic school in the preserve.

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  7. Indiangrass

    Indiangrass, one of the grasses dominating the prairie.

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  8. Limestone Barn

    The limestone barn, the historic ranch building in the preserve.

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  9. Monarch

    The monarch butterfly, a pollinator associated with the preserve's prairie plants.

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  10. Prairie Fire

    Prairie fire, the disturbance that helps maintain the grassland ecosystem.

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  11. Spring Hill

    Spring Hill Ranch, the historic ranch within the preserve.

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  12. Stephen Jones

    Stephen Jones, the ranch owner who donated land for Lower Fox Creek School.

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  13. Stone Fences

    Stone fences, the stone walls interpreted on the preserve’s ranch tour.

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  14. Switchgrass

    Switchgrass, one of the grasses dominating the prairie.

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  15. Tallgrass

    Tallgrass prairie, the grassland ecosystem protected by the preserve.

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Sources

  1. A Complex Prairie Ecosystem - Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveNational Park Service
  2. Birds at Tallgrass Prairie - Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveNational Park Service
  3. Prairie Stewards Seed Collection: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (April 2020)The Nature Conservancy; Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
  4. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Quick FactsNational Park Service
  5. Safety - Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveNational Park Service
  6. Virtual Tour Lower Fox Creek School - Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveNational Park Service
  7. Bison Bellows: Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveNational Park Service
  8. Nature - Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveNational Park Service
  9. Cell Phone Tours - Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveNational Park Service
  10. Nature Trails - Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveNational Park Service

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