H13: Researching a Plant, Animal or Fungus*

Visiting a Prairie in Kansas:

The following resource may be useful to finding a prairie site to visit with students.  This is NOT an exhaustive list, so please add onto this list with local sites that might not be listed to help others!    

• Kansas State Parks and Trails, Statewide, http://ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/Locations
• Get Outdoors Kansas, statewide, go to:  https://www.getoutdoorskansas.org/trails and filter by keyword, prairie
• Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, https://www.opkansas.org/things-to-see-and-do/arboretum-and-botanical-gardens/hiking-trails/ 
• Konza Prairie Biological Station, Manhattan, https://keep.konza.k-state.edu/visit/
• Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Strong City, https://www.nps.gov/tapr/index.htm 
• Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Hesston, http://dyckarboretum.org/
• Flinthills Discovery Center, Manhattan, https://www.flinthillsdiscovery.org/494/Prairie-Garden-Terrace-and-Trail
• Pollinator Prairie, Olathe, https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-prairie
• Get Outdoors Kansas, statewide, go to:  https://www.getoutdoorskansas.org/trails and filter by keyword, prairie
• Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita, https://gpnc.org/