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Grassland Heritage Foundation preserves prairies in eastern Kansas through education, stewardship, and land protection.

Tallgrass Prairie Facts

Prairie arose in the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains, and once covered 400 million acres over the center of the U.S. from Saskatchewan to Texas. Prairies are diverse communities dominated by grasses and wildflowers. 

Tallgrass prairie, with three-fourths of its biomass

underground, created some of the most productive

soils in the world. Prairie thrives amid drought, fire,

and grazing due to root systems up to 15 feet deep. 

Only 1% of the native tallgrass prairie remains today due to fire suppression and intensive crop production, making it a globally endangered ecosystem. Remaining prairies now include the Flint Hills of Kansas and Oklahoma and small remnant prairies, such as The Prairie Center in Olathe, Kansas and GHF's Snyder Prairie, Leadplant Prairie, and Roulund-Wagner Prairie.

Only 1% of the native tallgrass prairie remains today. . . 

Join a community of            prairie protectors

You can directly support prairie land management, land protection, and education in northeast Kansas as a GHF member and donor.

GHF provides hands-on prairie restoration opportunities, academic scholarships, and workshops on prairie management, native plant gardening, and prairie ecology.

Members receive the GHF newsletter, discounts on fee workshops, discounts at GHF's annual native plant sale, and workshop & event notifications. 

What you can do to protect prairie

Join Grassland Heritage Foundation. Become a member of a community of prairie enthusiasts and protectors.

Visit and enjoy prairies with friends.  

Help GHF restore prairie.

 

Add native plants to your garden. They are needed by native pollinating insects, they reduce erosion, and they use less water.

Apply for a scholarship to advance our understanding of prairie ecology and restoration.

Encourage your city, county, and state to include prairie remnants and native plants in park and landscaping plans.

Keep exotic invasive plants out of your yard, parks and plant nurseries. 

Events

Prescribed Fire Demonstration and Workshop

Join Douglas County Conservation District, Pheasants Forever, and Grassland Heritage Foundation for a prescribed burn workshop and demonstration. There will be presentations about prescribed fire from local conservation professions, followed by a demonstration burn. Lunch will be provided. An RSVP is requested. Click here to learn more.

Just south of Lawrence at 1414 N 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS

Saturday

March 25, 2023

9 am to 1 pm

Earth Day Celebration at Prairie Park

Celebrate Earth Day with Grassland Heritage Foundation and Native Lands Restoration Collaborative at Prairie Park! Click here for more information.

Prairie Park- 2811 Kensington Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046

Saturday

April 22, 2023

1 pm to 4 pm

Prairie Education and Restoration Workday

Join us for volunteer workday supporting our grant-funded prairie restoration project at Prairie Park! All ages and levels of experience are welcome. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Prairie Park- 2811 Kensington Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046

Thursday

May 4, 2023

5 pm to 7 pm

Prairie Education and Restoration Workday

Join us for volunteer workday supporting our grant-funded prairie restoration project at Prairie Park! All ages and levels of experience are welcome. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Prairie Park- 2811 Kensington Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046

Saturday

May 13, 2023

9 am to 12 pm

Spring Native Plant Sale

Save the date for GHF's 11th Annual Spring Native Plant Sale! We'll have about 60 species of Kansas native plants available for purchase! Check back later this spring for more information.

Trinity Episcopal Church- 1011 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS 66044

Saturday

May 20, 2023

10 AM to 1 PM

Prairie Education and Restoration Workday

Join us for volunteer workday supporting our grant-funded prairie restoration project at Prairie Park! All ages and levels of experience are welcome. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Prairie Park- 2811 Kensington Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046

Thursday

May 25, 2023

5 pm to 7 pm

Prairie Education and Restoration Workday

Join us for volunteer workday supporting our grant-funded prairie restoration project at Prairie Park! All ages and levels of experience are welcome. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Prairie Park- 2811 Kensington Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046

Sunday

June 4, 2023

1 pm to 4 pm

Contact Grassland Heritage Foundation

PO Box 394

Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201

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