A View of a Portion of Konza Prairie, 1,000 Acres of Virgin Tallgrass Prairie near Manhattan, Kansas...08/1974
Original Caption: A View of a Portion of Konza Prairie, 1,000 Acres of Virgin Tallgrass Prairie near Manhattan, Kansas. Although the Picture Was Taken in August During a Summer of Extreme Drought, the Prairie Remains Green Because Its Grass Roots Grow So Deep. The Native Tall Grasses Retain 18 Times the Moisture of Cultivated Grasses Such as Wheat, Corn and Bluegrass. One Acre of Native Tallgrass Releases the Same Amount of Moisture as a 70-Ton Air Conditioner. Baldwin's Ironweed, Seen in the Foreground, Is a Common Tallgrass Prairie Plant 08/1974
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-14737
Photographer: Duncan, Patricia D., 1932-
Subjects:
Manhattan (Riley county, Kansas, United States) inhabited place
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA
strong>Persistent URL: catalog.archives.gov/id/557189
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