NATURAL AREAS AND REGIONS 



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Two mi. west from Manhattan, 

 Kansas. U. P. R. R., and C. R. I. 

 & P. Lee R. Dice. 



^Manhattan Prairie Preserve. (3.) 

 Riley County. Altitude: about 1300 

 ft. Typical prairie grassland. 



Manhattan, Kansas. U. P. R. R. 

 and C. R. I. & P. R. R.Lee R. Dice. 



*Fort Riley Reservation. (A4-C3.) 

 Riley County. River valley, hills and 

 native prairies has 29 sq. mi. in Riley 

 County (military reservation). Native 

 prairies interspersed with wooded and 

 barren hills. Sand area formations 

 along the Kansas river. 



Fort Riley, Kansas. U. P. R. R. 



*Fort Hays Branch Experiment Station. 

 (C3-H8.) Ellis County. This is a tract 

 of native prairies, timber and cultivated 

 fields of 3600 acres of the original Fort 

 Hays Military Reservation which was 

 donated to the state by Congress. It 

 consists mainly of high, rolling prairie, 

 with a limited area of rich alluvium 

 bordering on a creek, and is situated on 

 the edge of the semi-arid region. A 

 fair sized stream, Big Creek, flows along 

 the north side. 



Hays, Kansas. U. P. R. R. 



*Fort Hays Normal School Reservation. 

 (C3-D5-H6.) Ellis County. This is a 

 tract of native prairies and cultivated 

 fields of about 4000 acres of the original 

 Fort Hays Military Reservation which 

 was donated by Congress to the state, 

 similar to the Fort Hays Branch Experi- 

 ment Station area. 



One mi. southwest of Hays. U. P. 

 R. R. 



Pawnee Rock State Park. (B4-H8.) 

 Barton County. This is a small tract 

 of only a few acres near Pawnee Rock, 

 Kansas. 



One-half mi. north of Pawnee Rock, 

 Kansas. A. T. & S. F. R. R. Santa Fe 

 Trail, 



Areas which should be preserved 



Valley floor, bluffs and hills. Cherokee 

 County. About 100 acres along Spring 

 River (B3-D5-F6), a branch of the 

 Neosho River. Alluvial valley floor, 

 river bluffs, hills, deciduous woodlands 

 of elm, walnut and sycamore, and prairie. 



One mi. southeast of Baxter Springs. 

 St. L. and S. F. R. R. Southwest Mis- 

 souri Electric Line. Jefferson Highway. 

 Kansas. F. F. Walker. 



Sand Hill Park. (A4.) Riley County. 

 About 640 acres of -riverside flood plain 

 and sand dunes along the Kansas River. 

 Slightly rolling topography, sand dune 

 area of flood plain formation, with sandy 

 shores, pools, swamp and prairie. The 

 principal trees are cotton wood, willow, 

 and sand plum. The plants and animals 

 are typical of the semi-arid regions 

 lying some 300 to 500 mi. to the west. 

 The low vegetation is typical of western 

 Kansas and eastern Colorado, consisting 

 of cacti, yucca, and other semi-arid 

 plants. Of particular interest because 

 of the excellent opportunity afforded 

 near the Kansas State Agricultural 

 College to investigate the plant and 

 animal succession of the plains region of 

 western Kansas, and for the recreational 

 facilities furnished by the tract. Should 

 be reserved by the state. 



4 mi. south of Manhattan, Kansas. 

 U. P. R. R. and C. R. I. & P. R. R. 

 Midland Auto Route. Golden Belt 

 Auto Road. Victory Highway. J. W. 

 McColloch. 



Prospect Heights Park. (A4-C4-F6.) 

 Riley County. About 100 acres of rocky 

 upland on Prospect Heights. Rocky 

 heights with southwestern and north- 

 western exposures and ridge between 

 and a brushy and timbered slope towards 

 the Kansas River Valley. About two 

 mi. southeast of Manhattan, Kansas. 

 U. S. R. R. and C. R. I. & P. R. R. 

 Lee R. Dice. 



Stag Hill Prairie Park. (A4.) Riley 

 County. About 160 acres of prairie with 

 some scrub and woodland on top of 

 Stag Hill with southwestern slope and 

 ravine (in part at least). One of the 

 best native prairie areas of this neigh- 

 borhood. 



About 4 mi. west of Manhattan, Kan- 

 sas. U. P. R. R. and C. R. I. & P. R. R. 

 Manhattan- Junction City Interurban. 

 Lee R. Dice. 



Upland and flood plain woodland. 

 Riley County. About 20 acres at the 

 "cut-off" of the Kansas River. Several 

 sloughs, hill (or portion of it) to south- 

 west, and edge of river. Level flood 

 plain and bluffs. Deciduous woodland, 

 with scrub and grassland areas. Swamp. 



Manhattan, Kansas. U. P. R. R. 

 and C. R. I. & P. R. R.Lee R. Dice. 



Rock City Park. (A4.) Ottawa 

 County. About 40 acres of sandstone 

 rocks and sandy rolling area. An area 

 about 40 rods wide and \ mi. long at the 

 edge of the Solomon Valley and about \ 

 mi. from Salt Creek. 



