Events | Free State Prairie

Open house celebrating a decade of Free State Prairie restoration

August 2, 2025

Free State teachers, KU educators, Native Lands Restoration Cooperative, and Grassland Heritage Foundation welcomed community members to learn about and explore the beauty and diversity of the Free State Prairie after 10 years of restoration!

Lawrence Times Article

Capturing A Moment On The Prairie Workshop Melds Art, Science and Meditation

September 28th and October 5th, 2019

The Kansas Land Trust, the Kansas Biological Survey, and Grassland Heritage Foundation all sponsored this workshop featuring local natural science illustrator, Sara Taliaferro.

Free State Prairie: Five Years of Student Learning

November 3, 2018

Dr. Helen Alexander and Julie Schwarting presented "Free State Prairie: Five Years of Student Learning!" at the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education workshop in 2018.

Free State Prairie Celebration

August 20, 2017

Free State Prairie collaborators celebrated four years of growth!

Prairie restoration project connects KU and Free State

September 4, 2015

Free Press Online news article documents the first open house at Free State Prairie. “The initial goal of the prairie restoration was to create an environment where students could go outside and gather real data and enjoy the outdoors,”...

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Photo gallery: Restored Kansas prairie tour

August 29, 2015

Local residents get a look at a restored prairie behind the athletic fields at Free State High School.

Free State Prairie Project presentation

September 2014

Julie Schwarting and Dr. Helen Alexander present an introduction to the Free State Prairie Poject at the Kansas Association of Biology Teachers Fall Conference.

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