Abstract
The only extensive tallgrass prairie remaining in North America is in the Kansas Flint Hills. The Flint Hills contain such high levels of local relief and rocky soils that is has been more suitable for grazing than cultivation. This research provides an understanding of the relationship between type of land tenure and land use decisions in the northern Flint Hills. The influence of land tenure on the management strategies of burning, stocking rates and grazing system relates most significantly to land ownership parcel size. Small land holders were less likely to use fire or change stocking rates and grazing system as part of the management scheme.
Recommended Citation
Wilds, Stanley and Nellis, M. Duane
(1988)
"Land Tenure and Range Management Practices in the Northern Kansas Flint Hills,"
The Geographical Bulletin: Vol. 30:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/thegeographicalbulletin/vol30/iss1/6