KEEP stands for Konza Environmental Education Program. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of the ecology of the tall grass prairie ecosystem, increase understanding of the process and value of science, and increase public appreciation for the importance of scientific research as a foundation for sound grassland conservation and management.

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AGRICOLA via the Web
This is the government's free version of the database AGRICOLA which provides citations to agricultural literature.

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This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals

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Intelways
Intelways is an online search service, just type your search terms in the input box, then click any search service from the buttons provided; you can navigate through categories by clicking their names from the top menu

Rangelands Archives
Forum for the presentation and discussion of facts, ideas, and philosophies pertaining to the study, management, and use of rangelands and their several resources

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Full-image articles from over 4,000 electronic journals and articles from 9,000 full-text journals

Infotrac Web
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SIRS Discoverer
Reference database for young researchers which helps students in grades 1-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills

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Fire Effects Informaton System
Summarizes and synthesizes research about living organisms in the United States —their biology, ecology, and relationship to fire

Google U.S. Government Search
Offers a single location for searching across U.S. government information, and for keeping up to date on government news. (This may be easier than USA.gov)

Grasshopper: Their biology, identification, and managment
This site allows you to find information on 60 species of grasshoppers

National Invasive Species Information Center
Gateway to invasive species information

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Provides the scientific information needed to conserve and manage the nation's biological resources

PLANTS Database
Provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories

Surf Your Watershed
This service is to help you locate, use, and share environmental information about your state and watershed

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
National Park Service's page for the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Chase County, Kansas

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All About Birds (Cornell)
This site allows you to search for birds or just select from the taxonomic or alphabetical drop down lists

Butterflies & Moths of North America (Montana State)
Database of butterfly and moth records in the United States and Mexico

Kansas Rangelands (K-State)
This site provides electronic access to grazing land information and rangeland management resources related to Kansas

Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses (K-State)
This site contains information and more than 2650 identification photos for some 550 species of forbs, grasses, sedges, rushes, and woody plants that are found growing in Kansas

Konza Prairie Long Term Ecological Research
Information about the Konza Prairie LTER Program

K-State Herbarium
The Herbarium is a research natural history museum of dried plant specimens; the collection focuses on the Great Plains and contains historical holdings from the late 1800s

K-State Research and Extension Publications and Videos: Environment
Research and Extension publishes environmental information about conservation programs, farm ponds, land management, wildlife, and numerous other environmental topics

Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network
A collaborative effort involving 1800+ scientists and students investigating ecological processes over long temporal and broad spatial scales; the 26 LTER Sites represent diverse ecosystems and research emphases

The Sperry Herbarium (Pittsburg State)
This site provides information on 50,000 vascular plants and 5,200 bryophytes

Weather Data Library (K-State)
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Camp Silo: Prairie Resources & Webliography
An excellent bibliography of web-based resources about the prairie

Great Plains Nature Center
Located in Wichita, the Center provides resources for environmental education; the website provides information about the Great Plains and prairies around the world

Kansas Native Plant Society
Their mission is to educate the public about the indigenous plants of Kansas, found in our prairies, woodlands, wetlands, and gardens

MuseumLink Illinois: Prairie in Illinois
Information and activities about prairie ecosystems

The Nature Conservancy: Kansas
Information about the Nature Conservancy sites, events, and opportunities in Kansas

The Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery
This tool allows users to select criteria about an unknown plant from dropdown menus and then run a search for potential matches

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
This National Park Trust page features information for teachers and students

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Kansas Agriculture in the Classroom

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National Agricultural Library Kids’ Science Page

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Especially for Kids!

USDA Agricultural Research Service Sci4Kids

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Iowa Prairie Network: A Prairie Bibliography

The Kansas School Naturalist

Konza Prairie Research Natural Area: Bibliography of Printed Material

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Bibliography

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