Category: Flint Hills Coalition

Traveling Exhibit Debuts at Kansas State Capitol

Dec. 03, 2012

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…

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Old Kansas, Still Growing Tall

Dec. 03, 2012

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…

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Flint Hills tourism is means to an end

Dec. 03, 2012

"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…

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KSNT Blog and Clip on National Geographic

Dec. 03, 2012

Read the KSNT Blog and Film Clip regarding the Kansas Flint Hills coverage in the April National Geographic. by KSNT News Jump to the Source Article…

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Wildlife, Wildflowers and Waterfalls - Symphony in the Flint Hills

Dec. 03, 2012

A travel blog recounts experiences of the symphony in the Flint Hills. by Linda Hanney…

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Rancher works to preserve Kansas' scenic Flint Hills

Dec. 03, 2012

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…

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Recreation Finder

Dec. 03, 2012

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…

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Bill Kurtis: In Praise of the Prairie

Dec. 03, 2012

On his ranch in the Flint Hills of Kansas, Bill Kurtis walks among cows grazing on big bluestem and other prairie grasses. "Eat up, girls," he says in a resonant voice familiar to millions of…

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Artist's filming of Flint Hills fires captures prairie cycles

Dec. 03, 2012

Louis Copt watches the TV screen, which shows a roaring, crackling fire rushing through brown grass in the Flint Hills. All that's missing is the smell of smoke and the terror of actually being there…

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Restoration Row

Dec. 03, 2012

PAWHUSKA, Okla. - It is hard to love a land you don't understand, and for most of my life I had no idea why anyone would ever live in the Great Plains - let alone love the place. Flat, featureless…

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