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Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
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Map showing the location of Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
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Map showing the location of Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Map showing the location of Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve (the United States)
LocationOsage County, Oklahoma
Nearest cityPawhuska
Coordinates36°50′31″N 96°25′08″W / 36.842°N 96.419°W / 36.842; -96.419
Area45,000 acres (180 km2)
Established1989
Governing bodyThe Nature Conservancy

The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, in Osage County, Oklahoma near Foraker, Oklahoma, is the largest protected tract of tallgrass prairie in the world. Managed by The Nature Conservancy, the preserve contains 39,650 acres (160 km2) owned by the Conservancy and another 6,000 acres (24 km2) leased in what was the original tallgrass region of the Great Plains that stretched from Texas to Manitoba.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Tallgrass Prairie Preserve". nature.org. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Rinehart, Bill (April 22, 2005). "Across the Fence : Patch Burning Results". oklanature.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

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