Episode 53: Ecology of the Flint Hills
Flatlander Podcast
English - May 19, 2023 12:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsNature Science Sports Wilderness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 52: KDWP Pratt Fish Hatchery
Next Episode: Episode 54: The Kansas Wildscape Foundation
This episode is chock full of trivia night factoids: the defunct mussel button industry, 30 miles of hand-laid limestone fencing, 1800's style refrigeration, prescribed fires, bison wallows, and the secret Flint Hills pronghorn herd. Join Laura and Nadia as they chat Flint Hills ecology and history with Brian Obermeyer, Director of Protection and Stewardship at The Nature Conservancy in Kansas.
Hosts
Nadia Marji, Laura Mendenhall
Sources
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
The Nature Conservancy in Kansas
My Flint Hills by Jim Hoy
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