A Place to Visit
The Flint Hills
Greenwood County, Kansas
The Flint Hills stretch across Kansas, from Washington County in the north to Cowley County in the south. This photo, taken at sunset just northeast of Beaumont, in the southwestern corner of Greenwood County, shows the rich autumn colors of bluestem grasses that thrive on these flint-encrusted hills. The Flint Hills are the last large preserve of native tall-grass prairie in the U.S. Photo by John Charlton.
Kansas Geological Survey
1930 Constant Avenue, Campus West
Lawrence, Kansas
66047-3726
(785) 864-3965
- John Prather, Chair, El Dorado
- Tom Collinson, Pittsburg
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Dyan Conway, Prairie Village
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Robert Crangle, Lincoln
- John L. Havlin, Manhattan
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David J. Heinemann, Garden City
- Gary Hulett, Hays
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Jeffrey Mason, Goodland
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Stephen Morris, Hugoton
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David Nance, Pittsburg
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Marvin Odgers, Sublette
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Richard D. Smith, Wichita
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William W. Hambleton, Emeritus Member, Lawrence
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A. Scott Ritchie, KU Geology Assoc. Rep., Wichita
Director: Lee C. Gerhard
The mission of the Kansas Geological Survey, operated by the University of Kansas in connection with its research and service program, is to conduct geological studies and research and to collect, correlate, preserve, and disseminate information leading to a better understanding of the geology of Kansas, with special emphasis on natural resources of economic value, water quality and quantity, and geologic hazards.
The Geology Extension program furthers the mission of the KGS by developing materials, projects, and services that communicate information about the geology of Kansas, the state's earth resources, and the products of the Kansas Geological Survey to the people of the state
Online February 10, 2003
Comments to: lbrosius@kgs.ku.edu
Kansas Geological Survey
URL:http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/GeoRecord/1995/vol1.2/Page4.html