Abstract

I first “discovered” the Flint Hills of Kansas in the mid-1980s after working for a period of ten years to develop sustainable rangeland practices for a challenging grassland system located in the dry tropics of northwestern Australia.

Keywords:

• grassland,
• prairie,
• fire,
• ecosystem,
• eco,
• conservation,
• wild,
• nature,
• native,
• rancher,
• ranch,
• ranching,
• cattle,
• grazing,
• farming,
• cowboy,
• tradition,
• elements,
• plants,
• grasses,
• animals,
• harvest,
• forage,
• biodiversity,
• climate,
• bluestem,
• Indian,
• switch grass,
• burn,
• pasture