Past News

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Nov 2014

Konza Prairie Long Term Ecological Research program receives $6.76 million NSF grant renewal

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April 2014

Fire-Setting Ranchers Have Burning Desire To Save Tallgrass Prairie by Dan Charles (NPR)

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June 2010

Patch burning-grazing study at Konza Prairie may benefit ranchers. Read more

June 2010 Federal stimulus funding helps K-State Ecologists bring undergraduate researchers to Konza Prairie for research combining Ecology and Molecular Biology. Download the release REU program at Konza
June 2009 Former K-State professor donates 87 acres of land to university. Read more Land description
June 2009 Konza Prairie researcher awarded National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. Download the release
June 2009 Digitized prairie natural history collections available through K-State's new Biodiversity web portal. Download the release Biodiversity Information System
Nov 2008 K-State Researchers find that pollution of freshwater by nitrogen and phosphorous costs the United States at least $4.3 billion annually. Download the release Publication
Oct 2008 K-State Konza Prairie barn undergoes renovation. Download the release Information on Konza Meeting Hall
Oct 2008 K-State research showing that native ecosystems are more valuable than restored ones could influence land use policy. Download the release Publication
July 2008 K-State's Konza Prairie a candidate site for scientists from across the country to study the effects of global change. Download the release NEON website
July 2008 K-State's Konza Prairie featured in photography exhibition at the U.S. Department of Interior Museum in Washington D.C. Download the release The Interior Museum
June 2008 Ecologist returns to K-State as new director of the Konza Prairie Biological Station. Download the release
March 2008 K-State Biologist, research team find that microorganisms filter nitrogen from small streams, keeping larger waterways cleaner. Download the release Publication