Konza Prairie Biological Station, located in Manhattan, KS, is a 3,487-hectare native tallgrass prairie preserve jointly owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University. It operates as a field research station dedicated to long-term ecological research, education, and prairie conservation, providing a unique outdoor laboratory for the study of tallgrass prairie ecosystems and basic biological and environmental research.
The station, situated in the Flint Hills region of northeastern Kansas, encompasses one of the largest remaining areas of unplowed tallgrass prairie in North America. With its native characteristics largely intact, Konza Prairie Biological Station offers scientists and students from around the world the opportunity to conduct research on a wide range of taxa and processes, contributing to the preservation and understanding of this valuable ecosystem.
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