Fifteenth Edition
February 2014
The history of any land begins with nature, and all
histories must end with nature.
—J. Frank Dobie, 1943
We cannot simply set large parcels of nature aside —
like so many closely guarded masterpieces in an art museum — and tell
people not to touch. People are already in the last of our great remaining
ecosystems. They’re burst through the museum door and raced down the
corridors into the main galleries of the natural world. Now, working together,
we must all find new ways to live there, ways that allow both people and
nature to flourish.
In the end, our society will be defined not only by
what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.
—John C. Sawhill
President, The Nature Conservancy (1990-2000)
(1936-2000)
The Nature Conservancy
Our Mission
To preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the
diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters that they
need to survive.
Section
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Names and Numbers
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Volunteer Program
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Visitor’s Center Gift Shop Procedures
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Emergency Procedures
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Telephone Numbers
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Procedures
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Bomb-threat Checklist
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Emergency Report Form
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Emergency Coordination Point Map
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The Nature Conservancy
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The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
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Before the Conservancy
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Conservancy Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
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Research projects
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Nature Trails
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The Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem
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Historical Perspective
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Ecosystem Information
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What is it?
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Influencing Forces
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The Decline of the Ecosystem
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Four Signature Grasses of the Tallgrass Prairie
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Stewardship and Management
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Ecological Goals
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Recreating an Ecosystem
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Burning
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Bison and Cattle on the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
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The Christina Adams Bison Herd
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The Bison Unit
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Bison Herd Management
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Cattle
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Bison Basics
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Bison on Nature Conservancy Preserves
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Bill’s Bison Chart
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Tallgrass Prairie Bison Herd Growth
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Chapman-Barnard Ranch History by Liz Medley
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The Osage Nation
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Osage Oil and Ranching History
Useful facts compiled by Dr. James Rhonda and Jeanne Rhonda
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Selected Sources — Oil, Osages, Ranching
Compiled by Dr. James Rhonda and Jeanne Rhonda
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Osage County History by Jenk Jones Jr.
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The Docent News Index of Articles