A Pocket Guide to
Kansas Flint Hills Wildflowers & Grasses

The Pocket Guide to Great Plains Waterbirds is online as the SHORELINE.

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This pocket guide was made possible by encouragement of Edwin Miller, the members of Tallgrass Legacy Alliance and the Kansas Native Plant Society. Thanks to Lorrie Beck, Craig Freeman, Bob Gress, Kelly Kindscher, Jim Mason, Edwin Miller, Jim Minnerath, Marc Murrell and Nathan Ofsthun for reviewing the plant descriptions and editing the manuscript. Photographs were generously provided by Iralee Barnard, Ken Barnard, Nancy Goulden, Bob Gress, Mike Haddock, Jeff Hansen, Chris Hase, Kristen Hase, Eileen Horn, James Leiker, Jim Mason, Dwight Platt, Barry Raugust, Phyllis Scherich, David Welfelt and Doug Wirtz.

This GPNC Pocket Guide was made possible with financial support from the following sponsors:

- The Chickadee Checkoff is a voluntary donation program for nongame projects in Kansas. Taxpayers are able to contribute by assigning any amount they wish on the appropriate line on their individual income tax form. Since 1980, the Chickadee Checkoff has distributed over four million dollars to projects that help endangered species, assist in reintroduction efforts of sensitive species, support the popular Outdoor Wildlife Learning Sites program at schools, and hundreds of other nongame conservation projects.

Tallgrass Legacy Alliance - The Tallgrass Legacy Alliance (TLA) is a producer-driven, landscape-level initiative, designed for private landowners, with agency assistance, to manage the remaining Kansas tallgrass prairie in a manner that fiscally supports the ranching culture in an ecologically sound manner. The TLA’s mission is to conserve and enhance the biological, economic and cultural well-being of the tallgrass prairie through a coalition of ranchers, agricultural and environmental organizations and public agencies.
Visit the TLA website to learn more about this organization:
http://www.tallgrasslegacy.org

Kansas Native Plant Society -  The Kansas Native Plant Society (KNPS) was organized in 1978 with the mission to encourage awareness and appreciation of the native plants of Kansas. KNPS promotes many events and educational programs across the state.
To find out more about KNPS field trips, quarterly newsletters and special programs, visit their website at www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org or write R.L. McGregor Herbarium, University of Kansas, 2045 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3729.

- Westar Energy, Inc. is the largest utility in Kansas serving nearly 640,000 customers with about 35,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines. Since 1989, their employees have operated an environmental team. The Westar Energy Green Team members volunteer hours to improve wildlife habitat through wetland creation and restoration and native grass and tree planting. They build bridges and trails and work to protect and reintroduce sensitive plant and animal species. The Green Team can be contacted by phone at (785) 575-8115 or by email at brad_loveless@wr.com