Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve achieved a milestone in its nearly 23 year history by welcoming its 500,000th visitor to the park on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019.
As part of a group of Danish high school students who are staying in Emporia with host families as part of a short-term visit organized by Emporia State University’s Office of International Education, Klara Stingsted from Vejle, Denmark was more than a little surprised, but grateful, when she found out she was the park’s 500,000th visitor. As part of the celebration, Klara received a copy of the park’s DVD and a book of photographs highlighting America’s national parks. Servings of cake for the public rounded out the celebration. Congratulations and thank you, Klara!
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is located two miles north of Strong City on Kansas State Highway 177 (the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway) and is a unique public/private partnership between the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy. For more information, visit the preserve’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/NPS.TallgrassPrairie, website at www.nps.gov/tapr, email e-mail us, or call the preserve at (620) 273-8494. To learn more about The Nature Conservancy in Kansas, visit the Conservancy’s website at www.nature.org/Kansas or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TNCKansas.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
