Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
LocationChase County, Kansas
Nearest cityStrong City, Kansas
Coordinates38°25′58″N 96°33′32″W / 38.43278°N 96.55889°W / 38.43278; -96.55889
Area10,882 acres (44.04 km2)
EstablishedNovember 12, 1996
Visitors29,009 (in 2020)
Governing bodyNational Park Service, The Nature Conservancy
WebsiteTallgrass Prairie National Preserve

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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