Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam

February 27th, 2024 - February 27, 2024 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
177 West Hickory
Hesston, Kansas 67062

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Stimulate your intellect and expand your horizons through our Winter Lecture Series in January, February and March. Featured topics for this coming series are a Great Plains History of Fire, Bison Ecology, and Prairie Pollinators. One lecture will be remote and the other two in person. Lectures begin at 7:00, followed by a time for questions. The event will end by 8:30 p.m. Cost: $5 per person.

Over 60 million American bison once roamed between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains in North America. They were a keystone species of the prairie, essential to its natural and cultural history. Their foraging and wallowing behaviors once helped foster a diverse prairie landscape for both plants and animals. Wildlife naturalist, George LeRoux, owner of Flint Hills Prairie Bison Reserve and Audubon of Kansas Board Member, will discuss the bison life cycle, ecology, behavior, and history in the Great Plains.