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Article: Prairie jewels: Expert treasures what's left of the state's indigenous landscape.
- Article from:
- Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas)
- Article date:
- September 6, 2007
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Byline: Jennifer Oldridge
Sep. 6--Some people don't appreciate the glorious rolling hills of the Kansas landscape. They take the scenery for granted -- a blip on the radar from the Rockies to the Ozarks.
But for others, the area is one of Mother Nature's greatest feasts for the eyes, rivaling the towering Tetons or the crashing force of Niagara Falls.
Yet unlike many of nature's most stunning attractions the country's native prairies aren't necessarily protected. There's no guarantee that our children's children ever will really know what this awe-inspiring terrain looks like.
As I follow the directions to find one of these ...