It was Zebulon Montgomery Pike who first coined the name Flint Hills when exploring the region in 1806. In his journal, September 12th, he described the following near the headwaters of the Verdigris River in southeastern Chase County: “Commenced our march at seven o’clock. Passed very ruff flint hills. My feet blistered and very sore.” He went on to say that from one view he could see buffalo, elk, deer, cabrie [pronghorn], and panthers
The Tallgrass Prairie once encompassed some 150+ million acres in the central Great Plains area. Bec...
Features nomenclature of prominent bodies of water located throughout Kansas. (Excerpted from: 1001 ...
Features nomenclature of prominent bodies of water located throughout Kansas. (Excerpted from: 1001 ...
The Flint Hills may be the best-loved natural area in Kansas. As the largest intact tallgrass prairi...
Natural history is the heart and soul of the Flint Hills. The terraced landscape created by layers o...
We’ll never know who created the first art of the Flint Hills. It was made, no doubt, hundreds of ye...
Introduction: Jack Spring is a prairie oasis. Tucked away in southwestern Chase County, it’s only a ...
Introduction: Jack Spring is a prairie oasis. Tucked away in southwestern Chase County, it’s only a ...
If you have spent time in the Flint Hills of Kansas, you will understand the restorative emotions th...
Among the most beautiful environments of the Flint Hills are the springs and headwater streams that ...
Zebulon Montgomery Pike was the first U.S. Army explorer to cross the present state of Kansas during...
Jack Spring is a prairie oasis. Tucked away in southwestern Chase County, it\u27s only a few miles f...
Water has carved the distinctive rolling landscape of the Flint Hills, with its limestone ledges and...
In September 1806, explorer Zebulon Montgomery Pike ventured into what is now Chase County and obser...
For more than a century the Flint Hills have been a stronghold of the livestock industry, an area of...
The Tallgrass Prairie once encompassed some 150+ million acres in the central Great Plains area. Bec...
Features nomenclature of prominent bodies of water located throughout Kansas. (Excerpted from: 1001 ...
Features nomenclature of prominent bodies of water located throughout Kansas. (Excerpted from: 1001 ...
The Flint Hills may be the best-loved natural area in Kansas. As the largest intact tallgrass prairi...
Natural history is the heart and soul of the Flint Hills. The terraced landscape created by layers o...
We’ll never know who created the first art of the Flint Hills. It was made, no doubt, hundreds of ye...
Introduction: Jack Spring is a prairie oasis. Tucked away in southwestern Chase County, it’s only a ...
Introduction: Jack Spring is a prairie oasis. Tucked away in southwestern Chase County, it’s only a ...
If you have spent time in the Flint Hills of Kansas, you will understand the restorative emotions th...
Among the most beautiful environments of the Flint Hills are the springs and headwater streams that ...
Zebulon Montgomery Pike was the first U.S. Army explorer to cross the present state of Kansas during...
Jack Spring is a prairie oasis. Tucked away in southwestern Chase County, it\u27s only a few miles f...
Water has carved the distinctive rolling landscape of the Flint Hills, with its limestone ledges and...
In September 1806, explorer Zebulon Montgomery Pike ventured into what is now Chase County and obser...
For more than a century the Flint Hills have been a stronghold of the livestock industry, an area of...
The Tallgrass Prairie once encompassed some 150+ million acres in the central Great Plains area. Bec...
Features nomenclature of prominent bodies of water located throughout Kansas. (Excerpted from: 1001 ...
Features nomenclature of prominent bodies of water located throughout Kansas. (Excerpted from: 1001 ...