Resources - Tallgrass Prairie Maps
The maps listed below were prepared for the Kansas Energy Council by the staff of the Kansas Biological Survey, with cooperation from staff from the Data Access and Support Center (DASC) and others. They are based on the most recent aerial and satellite data available. Click here to learn more about mapping procedures.
For each of the 13 counties in the core Flint Hills ecoregion (see map), two maps were produced that show the amount of intact prairie landscape, a photo. jpg and a grid. peg. Only the photo. jpg map is available for the 7 peripheral counties (Jackson, Shawnee, Marion, Dickinson, Clay, Ottawa, Saline) because of the small amount of prairie present.
- The photo. jpg shows the outline of the 90-100% intact prairie landscapes greater than 2,000 acres in area. The prairie landscapes are displayed over an aerial photograph to allow users to see the underlying landscape.
- The grid. peg shows the 90-100% areas, like the photo. jpg, but these maps also show additional areas of prairie (90%-100%, 50-90%, and less than 50% intact prairie) as they were mapped in 40 acre grids. The grid view allows users to see the arrangement of other areas of prairie that are part of the cropland, woodland, and grassland landscape.
GIS data layers for the Flint Hills and tall grass prairie - also includes various PDF versions of maps.
Links to County Maps
All Counties
Map of the Heart of the Flint Hills Area (17.8 MB) - Nov. 2004
Map of the Heart of the Flint Hills Area - small version (1.7 MB) - Nov. 2004
Flint Hills Prairie Map (416 KB)
