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National Parks Traveler Episode 193 | The Bison Of Tallgrass Prairie

A visit with the bison herd at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve/Lynn Riddick

Back in 2009, a small herd of bison was relocated from Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas. The goal was not only to restore an essential foundational species of wildlife that had not grazed on those lands for more than a century, but to also reestablish the unique ecological benefits bison bring to the landscape while preserving the genetic integrity of the species.

Homestead National Historical Park: Grit, Anguish, And Occasionally Jubilation

While the prospect of free land that the Homestead Act promised sounds typically American -- hard work and determination will lift you up -- the stories you can explore at Homestead National Historical Park in Nebraska reflect both jubilation and anguish, deprivation and self-determination.

Exploring Homestead National Historical Park

There are more than 400 units of the National Park System, though most of the roughly 300 million visitors a year head to only about two dozen of those units. The National Parks Traveler has worked this year to raise the profile of the other 400 units and explain why they deserve your attention. Homestead National Historical Park in Nebraska is one of those units.

Exploring The Parks: Fort Larned National Historic Site

There are no walls around Fort Larned on the Kansas prairie, which makes it easy for your eyes to roam across the surrounding countryside that was home to soldiers from 1860 to 1878 when they were tasked with guarding travelers along the Santa Fe Trail, helping with mail deliveries, and negotiating with area tribes that grew increasingly concerned with growing numbers of settlers.

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