Jim Richardson had a distinguished career making images for National Geographic Magazine stories on cultural, environmental ...

half of which is in Kansas. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve at Strong City Strong City is home to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, a crown jewel of the Flint Hills. This 11,000 ...

Sadly, tallgrass prairies are now scarce but there is one Midwestern state where you can get a glimpse into the past and see one in all of its natural glory.

Area farmers and ranchers gathered Sunday afternoon at Pioneer Bluffs near Matfield Green for a “Conversation About ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A burn ban will be in place in Sedgwick County for April.

In the Flint Hills, burning pastures is an essential ... It was noted that Kansas State University Konza Prairie research had shown that spreading the burns would be possible “if the conditions ...

Hoy’s interest in the prairie fires that snake across the landscape every spring came naturally, because he grew up near Cassoday in the Flint Hills of Kansas. It is the smallest of towns ...

A collection of some of their attempts to do so are showcased in an exhibition, “Homage to the Flint Hills: A Gathering of Art Inspired by the Tallgrass Prairie of Kansas,” which opens today ...

In a story about his death, Rex Buchanan, a writer and former director of the Kansas Geological ... acres of the Flint Hills into an easement that should preserve it as tallgrass prairie.

Prescribed fire is a tool used by landowners and managers to help preserve the tallgrass prairie ... Kansas smoke modeling tool in early March, prior to widespread burning in the Flint Hills.