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Recreation Finder - Kansas
Looking for a Place to Hike, Bike or Camp in Kansas?
Recreation Finder is now online. This online resource allows users to search a database of more than 450 trails, 3,500 parks and 12,500 recreation facilities across the state. Users can search for parks and facilities by name, location, park type or facilities available.
Recreation Finder is a collaborative effort of the Kansas Recreation and Park Association, the Sunflower Foundation, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the Kansas Geological Survey, Kansas State University and hundreds of park and recreation professionals and other city and school district staff members statewide.
by Kansas Dept of Wildlife & ParksHuman Nature: Big-Sky Prairie
Learning to see the nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.
by Sally Shivnan / Nature Conservancy MagazineRancher works to preserve Kansas' scenic Flint Hills
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP)--If you asked Jane Koger what she'd do if given the choice to go to heaven or stay in the Kansas Flint Hills, she'd tell you she'd rather stay in the Flint Hills.
Koger is the owner of the Homestead Ranch in Chase County, a 4,000-acre privately owned ranch. She has turned her love of the Flint Hills into a lifelong dedication to preserving the Flint Hills pristine ecosystem.
by High Plains/Midwest AG JournalWildlife, Wildflowers and Waterfalls - Symphony in the Flint Hills
A travel blog recounts experiences of the symphony in the Flint Hills.
by Linda HanneyOld Kansas, Still Growing Tall
THINK all of Kansas is flat? Think again. The Flint Hills, in the eastern part of the state, fan out over 183 miles from north to south, stretching 30 to 40 miles wide in parts, the land folding into itself, then popping up in gentle bumps, with mounds looming far off on the horizon.
by Betsy Rubiner / New York TimesLazy D Outfitters
Dan and Carla are the owners/operators of the Lazy D Outfitter in Madison, Kansas. The Lazy D hosted Babe Winkleman, the outdoor legend that has been teaching people to fish and hunt for 25 years on his award-wining programs; "Good Fishing" and "Outdoor Secrets" as well as numerous television shows.
by Kansas Agritourism NewsTraveling Exhibit Debuts at Kansas State Capitol
The National Geographic Society and the Kansas Division of Travel and Tourism are sponsoring a traveling exhibit of 32 large-scale versions of the photographs featured in National Geographic's April 2007 issue article titled The Flint Hills: A Kansas Treasure.
by travelks.orgNational Geographic - April 2007 - The Flint Hills: A Kansas Treasure
The Prairie's Grip is Unbroken in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
by National Geographic - by Verlyn Klinkenborg, Photos by Jim RichardsonKSNT Blog and Clip on National Geographic
Read the KSNT Blog and Film Clip regarding the Kansas Flint Hills coverage in the April National Geographic.
by KSNT NewsFlint Hills National Heritage Area
This is a document from the Kansas House Committee on Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, on February 16, 2005 in support of House Resolution No. 6016 which requested support for designation of the Flint Hills as a National Heritage Area. (PDF)
by Rose Z. BaconElk County Courthouse Tower Clock
Newly installed courthouse tower clock in the Elk County Courthouse after waiting 100 years!
by Shirley Black/Flint HIlls ExpressMidwest Living - Kansas Flint Hills
Savor the open grasslands of this gorgeous expanse.
by Midwest LivingFlint Hills tourism is means to an end
"Disney's not coming to the Flint Hills," Ted Eubanks told his audience Thursday afternoon. "Large industry? Not coming." But tourists could be and, by using the right tools, they should be coming in droves.
by The Emporia Gazette - Bobbi MlynarUnder the Rainbow - Boston Globe
Roadside attractions range from prairie to prehistoric.
by By Thomas C. Palmer Jr. , Globe StaffKansas - a place of discovery
Kansas… “Home, home on the range”…these are more than just words in the Kansas state song. They are words that describe the experiences and down home hospitality vacationers will discover when they visit Kansas.
by Easier - Travel News (UK)Finding Passion for the Plains
Endless vistas and teeming wildlife await travelers who visit a pair of scenic Kansas byways for a wide-open brand of fall driving.
by Travel KansasOde to Kansas
It's stridently anti-abortion, fervently behind creationism, considered flat, bland 'flyover land' to most left-leaning Americans. But, finds Paul Harris, there's plenty to love about Dorothy's homeland.
by Paul Harris - The ObserverFlint Hills Kansas - Nature Field Guide
This article is a brief description and history of the Flint Hills.:)
by The Nature Conservancy - KansasFlint Hills - Yahoo's Top 10 Travel Destination
The Flint Hills was named in a list of travel destinations in America. Author Rolf Potts puts it this way: Most folks consider the Great Plains fly-over country — and that's a shame, since the prairies are home to America's subtlest charms and scenery. Mostly treeless, and curving gently across the eastern Kansas landscape, the Flint Hills are home to the largest remnant of native tallgrass prairie in the world.
by Yahoo - Traveling Light by Rolf PottsThe Flint Hills - Tales out of School
Characteristics, history and life over the last two centuries in the Flint Hills.
by Jim Hoy