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Ecoregions - Kansas Native Plant Society
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Kansas Native Plant Society -. Formerly Kansas Wildflower Society. Promoting the value of wildflowers, grasses, trees, and other plants found in our prairies and woodlands. 2016 Annual Wildflower Weekend. Host a Wildflower Tour. State Grass: Little Bluestem. Wildflower of the Year. Ecoregions can be defined by vegetation type, which is mostly defined by rainfall amounts and soil characteristics (see Vegetation Cover Map). They can be defined by geology and physiography (see Physiographic Map). The river ...
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Grassland Heritage Foundation: April 17th is a busy day for GHF
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A non-profit membership organization devoted to prairie preservation and education. Monday, April 5, 2010. April 17th is a busy day for GHF. Also, Frank Norman has scheduled another burn date for Snyder Prairie. Here is the latest from Frank:. Enjoy the weather—the redbuds are about to burst open. Frank J. Norman. President, Norman Ecological Consulting. 468 N 1700 Road, Lawrence, KS 66049. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT TO THE APRIL 6 BURN. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Photos by Angie Babbit.
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Grassland Heritage Foundation: March 2009
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A non-profit membership organization devoted to prairie preservation and education. Sunday, March 22, 2009. Originally uploaded by Angie Babbit. On March 21, Grassland Heritage Foundation's "Groundhogs", led by Frank Norman, burned portions of the Snyder Prairie near Mayetta, KS. Snyder Prairie was recently featured in the Topeka Magazine. To read the article, go to page 72 in this link. Eleven volunteers were on hand to make sure the fire was kept within its bounds. . Saturday, March 14, 2009.
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Grassland Heritage Foundation: May 2009
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A non-profit membership organization devoted to prairie preservation and education. Sunday, May 31, 2009. The Music of the Prairie by Glenn Fell. I walk step by step. And big blue stem. Rises tall and thick, turkey foot. Swaying in the Kansas wind. Bowing, then golden rod and Indian grass, anthers yellow,. Mix into the prairie meadow dance. And I stop and breathe it in. And we’re joined by little blue, switchgrass and blue sage,. Sideoats grama appears and the sound of. And I am undone,. We invite you to...
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Grassland Heritage Foundation: August 2008
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A non-profit membership organization devoted to prairie preservation and education. Friday, August 22, 2008. New Skins added to GHF's Education Materials. Thanks to a generous donation from GHF member Michael Babbit of Oregon, GHF now has badger and beaver skins to add to our collection of education materials. We are still looking for other tanned, native Kansas animal hides. If you have well-preserved mammal hides that you can donate to GHF, please email me! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Kansas Native Pla...
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Grassland Heritage Foundation: July 2009
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A non-profit membership organization devoted to prairie preservation and education. Monday, July 6, 2009. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Originally uploaded by Angie Babbit. I told Kristen Hase, a biologist with the National Parks, that I like that tree down there, and she said, "do you want to come help us cut it down? Arogos Skipper on Echinecea. Rogos Skipper on Echinecea. Originally uploaded by Angie Babbit. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Photos by Angie Babbit.
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Grassland Heritage Foundation: Calling all amateur lepidopterists!
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A non-profit membership organization devoted to prairie preservation and education. Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Calling all amateur lepidopterists! I did this last year, and we saw many rare species of skippers and a large number of regal fritillaries. You do not need to be an expert to help, because knowledgeable experts will be on hand to help you identify anything you see. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Photos by Angie Babbit. Calling all amateur lepidopterists! Prairie and Conservation Websites.
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Grassland Heritage Foundation: June 2009
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A non-profit membership organization devoted to prairie preservation and education. Saturday, June 13, 2009. Frank Norman shows us how to identify a plant. Originally uploaded by Angie Babbit. Within the first 150 feet of our walk, we found four milkweed species. By the end of our walk, we had seen several endangered Mead's Milkweeds. Does that mean for us? So when a prairie is plowed, the soil loses an enormous capacity to store carbon, and carbon is a huge issue in the news today. Carbon dioxide is...
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Grassland Heritage Foundation: April 2012
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A non-profit membership organization devoted to prairie preservation and education. Thursday, April 12, 2012. Controlled Burn at Snyder Prairie, March 31. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Photos by Angie Babbit. Controlled Burn at Snyder Prairie, March 31. Prairie and Conservation Websites. Grassland Heritage Foundation homepage. Follow GHF on Facebook. Great Plains Nature Center. Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance. Kansas Native Plant Society blog.
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