Wichita — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to buy easements on up to 1 million acres of intact, native tallgrass prairie in Kansas to establish a conservation area.
The goal of the proposed Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area Initiative would be to maintain wildlife habitat. The agency says parts of the Flint Hills are being lost to commercial and residential development.
The voluntary easement program would cover parts of 14 counties. Hearings are planned next week in Alma, Wichita and Cottonwood Falls to solicit public input.
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lounger (anonymous) says…
Easements are hard to come by in that country. The signs read "Keep Private lands in Private hands".
Look, its a good Idea but Im not sure it will fly around those parts....