Released: March 10, 2017
K-State to dedicate new Flint Hills map and education exhibit
Dedication is Tuesday, March 14 in Throckmorton Hall.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony of “You Are Here: Flint Hills Map and Education Program” on Tuesday, March 14, 7 p.m. in Throckmorton Hall Room 2002 on the campus of Kansas State University. Gary Pierzynski, head of the Department of Agronomy will dedicate the new installation of this first-of-its-kind Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie map exhibit and educational program.
The place-based education program, created by a grass roots team of Flint Hills teachers, scientists, ranchers and experts, is designed to deepen students’ pride and understanding of “this remarkable place in the world,” the Kansas Flint Hills - the last four percent of tallgrass prairie in North America.
The exhibit and education program are offered to Flint Hills schools and colleges at no cost – funded by private donations to the map program through the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation.
For more information, see www.flinthillsdiscovery.org/map or contact Annie Wilson, Five Oaks Ranch, Elmdale, at 620-273-8301.
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K-State Research and Extension
www.ksre.ksu.edu
Story by:
Danielle Comstock - daniellec@ksu.edu
Additional Information:
Annie Wilson, 620-273-8301 - five_oaks_ranch@yahoo.com
