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Comment on Smoke gets in your eyes by Its not spring until I smell the smoke: controlled burns of the Flint Hills | Scott Bean Photography

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:39:28 +0000

[...] burning of the prairie, I would refer to an excellent article on the Flint Hills, Tall Grass Blog, “Smoke gets in your eyes.” Recently there has been some discussion about the effect of the burning on air quality in some of [...]

Comment on Defenseless by Mike

Mike — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:03:45 +0000

Excellent excellent blog! I’ll be working in ND for a summer internship working with native prairie grasses. I can’t wait to encounter sunrises, flowers, and grasses like the ones you’ve come across. Thanks for sharing!

Comment on Grassy byways by Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith

Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:46:28 +0000

Nice to see your writing, again, Dennis. Keep up the good work!

Comment on This is why by Dennis Toll

Dennis Toll — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:47:28 +0000

Dana,
Thanks for visiting. Hope you continue to muster courage and blog about the prairie. The readers will come.

Comment on This is why by Dana Mikel

Dana Mikel — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:45:40 +0000

I found your blog while scouring the web for prairie stuff. It is something that I do often. I, too, live in the Tallgrass of the Flint Hills. Just wanted to say how wonderful it was to read that someone else delights in the procession of colors as they ripple past.

I am relatively new to blogging, and trying to figure it all out. I might try to link, or whatever it is, to your blog. I don’t have any readers, I am still mustering my courage. Anyway, I will continue to read your stuff. Any friend of the grass is a friend of mine.

Comment on About by Keith Bridgman

Keith Bridgman — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:56:28 +0000

Thank you for the nice comment about the video. Would love to visit the Flint Hills region someday. You have a very nicely generated website and of course the images are wonderful.

Comment on Blowin’ in the wind by Forecast warm with chance of wind | Flint Hills, Tall Grass

Forecast warm with chance of wind | Flint Hills, Tall Grass — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:43:32 +0000

[...] is always a part of prairie life. Sometimes it can be brutal. See here for example. The wind this day was not at all brutal, nor even unpleasant. It was just one of those [...]

Comment on This is why by Dennis Toll

Dennis Toll — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:29:48 +0000

Thanks to all for the comments about trees. Contrary to what some of my friends think, I do like trees. One of my favorite classes back in my days at K-State was woody plant materials. Trees do play an important role in every ecosystem, even in the prairie, where trees line the rivers, creeks, and streams, forming gallery forests. But the prairie is disappearing and trees — mostly red cedars — are growing where they shouldn’t.

P.S. I hope folks click on the names above and visit Glenn’s, Scott’s, and Brad’s Web sites. Glenn has great information about sustainable agriculture in places that need it and Scott and Brad have some GREAT prairie photography.

Comment on This is why by Brad Mangas

Brad Mangas — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:24:09 +0000

Hi Dennis, came across your site from a link on Scott Beans blog and glad I did.
Obviously from what I do in photography I love nature including trees, but you make a very valid point to which I agree. The vast majority of people know trees, (even some folks in New York City!) but not many even know a tallgrass prairie exists or recognize it even if they have driven through the Flint Hills, and I’m right there with you, it ticks me off! Everyone wants to be associated with the “Saving the Rain Forest” campaign because it is recognizable by the general public. It’s just a sad state of affairs when the general public is so ill informed and some if not most are just down right selfishly dumb.
Keep up the important and great work Dennis.

Comment on This is why by Wabaunsee County, a great place to experience the Flint Hills

Wabaunsee County, a great place to experience the Flint Hills — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:02:34 +0000

[...] slightly embarrassed that I hadn’t seen this before. I also could relate to this blogpost “This is Why”. There is something very special about the Flint Hills and there is no way I could put to words [...]