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Caution - Construction Zone
Please use caution and follow signs as you enter the parking lot. Construction is nearly complete on the visitor center and restrooms. Please call 620-273-8494, 6034, or 7034 for most recent information.
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We Are Relocating
The preserve staff is in the process of relocating and previous phone numbers may not function. Please call 620-273-8494, 6034, or 7034 to reach the preserve. Contact station hours are from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thank you for your patience.
Prairie Quilt Show 2007
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Quilts on display at the preserve over the Labor Day weekend
Thirty-six quilts were exhibited at the preserve over the Labor Day weekend with 76 visitors voting for their favorite quilt in six different categories. Click on the quilt names below to view the winner. Winners are as follow:
Best of Show - Sue Smith with Lone Star Best Use of Color - Lizzy Buller with California King Tumbler Best Antique Quilt - Lela Nance with Double Wedding Ring Throughout the weekend, quilting demonstrations were offered. People of all ages were encouraged to participate in the quilting bee. Treadle sewing machine demonstrations were also given. Other weekend activities included Dutch oven and ranch stove cooking, horsemanship and saddling demonstrations, wood spinning and dyeing, and music programs. |
Did You Know?
Cattle can gain up to 2 pounds per day grazing on the prairie grasses of the Flint Hills. The calcium found in the limestone erodes into the soil, making the prairie plants more nutritious for grazing animals. Cattle grazing is still the main agricultural use of the Flint Hills today.