Flint Hills Resources
Heart of the Flint Hills Area maps
- Large format version (28-by-42-inch map), prepared by the Data Access & Support Center ( DASC) at the Kansas Geological Survey. NOTE: this a very large file (17.3 MB PDF) and will take some time to download.
- Small format version (8.5-by-11-inch PDF, 539 kB). Feb. 2005
Maps of Flint Hills tall grass prairie
GIS data layers for the Flint Hills and tall grass prairie
Maps
- Existing and Proposed Wind Energy Projects in Kansas, prepared by DASC staff (531 kb PDF file), January 2006.
Map of Existing and Proposed ethanol projects in Kansas
prepared by DASC staff (PDF-273 kb), October 2005.
Map of Proposed coal plants in Kansas
prepared by DASC staff (PDF-378 kb), April 2006.- Flint Hills Ecoregion,
KEC map showing the Flint Hills region as delineated in the
Ecoregions of Nebraska and Kansas
map, which was published in 2001 by the U.S. Geological Survey. This 28-by-42-inch map
was prepared by the Data Access & Support Center (DASC) at the Kansas Geological Survey.
NOTE: this a very large file (13.3 MB PDF) and will take some time to download. - Flint Hills Ecoregion with 90-100% Intact Tall grass Prairie Landscape, produced by DASC (920 KB PDF)
Guidelines
- Guidelines for Kansas Landowners in Creating and Negotiating Equitable Wind Energy Leases, formally adopted by the KEC on August 30, 2004, in response to recommendations of the Wind and Prairie Task Force.
- Guidelines and Standards for the Siting of Wind-energy Development in Kansas and the Flint Hills, formally adopted by the KEC on August 30, 2004, in response to recommendations of the Wind and Prairie Task Force.