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National Parks Traveler Episode 178: Walking Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Exploring Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
There are 423 units in the National Park System, but a surprising number of people focus on about two dozen parks. Last year, when roughly 300 million visited the park system, just 25 units – the Yellowstones, Grand Canyon’s, Zions, Cape Cods, Blue Ridge Parkways – got 50 percent of the traffic. There are so many overlooked units in the National Park System worthy of a visit. They might not be your final destination, but they’re certainly worth becoming a destination on your traveling itinerary.

Mystery Photo Solved: The Jones' Family Outhouse At Tallgrass Prairie

Stephen F. Jones in 1878 established the Spring Hill Ranch that today is preserved within Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas. He spent lavishly on his 11-room Second Empire limestone mansion, and since indoor plumbing didn't exist at the time, he saw that a proper outhouse -- one made from limestone -- was built not far from the mansion's back door.

National Parks Traveler Episode 51: Scenic Science In the Parks, Bison Management Plan

Scenic Science In the National Parks and Bison Management Plans
In this week’s show, we sat down with Emily Hoff and Maygen Keller to discuss their upcoming book, Scenic Science of the National Parks, an Explorer's Guide to Wildlife, Geology, and Botany. The book, scheduled to be available March 31, is a wonderfully new guidebook to help you get the most out of your national park adventures. We also talk with Tanya Shenk, a National Park Service scientist who helped develop a draft framework for bison stewardship in the Midwest Region of the park system. It’s a region where you can find bison at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas, Badlands National Park and Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.

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