Museum After Hours - "Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Reflections on its 30th Anniversary" - Kansas Museum of History
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In November 1996, President Bill Clinton signed legislation authorizing the creation of a national preserve on the grasslands of Chase County, Kansas. As the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve approaches its 30th anniversary, we look back at the decades-long process through which it was established. Filmmaker Dave Kendall and Rex Buchanan, director emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey, discuss the conflicts and compromises that led to the creation of the preserve and reflect upon the role it plays today. Their observations will be interspersed with clips from Kendall’s documentary about the preserve, which premiered on its 20th anniversary in 2016. The museum will be open during this time from 5 to 8 p.m. and admission will be free. The program starts at 6:30. Light refreshments will be served. This presentation can be livestreamed on the KSHS YouTube channel, or you can attend in-person at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka.
