STRONG CITY, KANSAS — The staff of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve invite you to join them for a Founder’s Day celebration Saturday, August 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Founder’s Day will commemorate the 85^th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service.

Special events for the day include guided tours on the Preserve’s nature trail at 9 a.m. and 12 p.m., refreshments, and discounts on books and apparel items in the Preserves Bookstore.  Regular activities include guided tours of the house offered hourly from 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.  Bus tours have limited space available, and reservations are recommended.

The National Park Service was established on August 25, 1916 to manage our uniquely American national park system site and “to provide for the enjoyment for the same in such a manner . . . as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”  The 379 units of this system include a variety of areas such as parks, preserves, historic sites, monuments, seashores, long distance trails, battlefields, and recreational areas.

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve represents a unique partnership between the National Park Trust, a private non-profit organization who owns the land, and the National Park Service, who will serve as the primary managing agency.

The entrance to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is located two miles north of Strong City, Kansas on State Highway 177.  For bus tour reservations and additional information, please call (620) 273-8494.

For more information, contact:
Louise Carlin
Project Coordinator (PERC) 
National Park Trust (NPT)
620-273-8139
louise@parktrust.org

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Founded in 1983, National Park Trust is the only land conservancy dedicated to preserving our national system of parks, wildlife and historic monuments. 

Related Links:

• Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

• Proclamation by Governor Bill Graves

• Park Education Resource Center

• Governor of the State of Kansas