Description
Introduction: Jack Spring is a prairie oasis. Tucked away in southwestern Chase County, it’s only a few miles from the Kansas Turnpike, but a world away in terms of the setting. The spring spills out of dark openings in a limestone bluff, then drops down into a creek choked with bright green watercress. Minnows dart in the water. Leaves rustle in the cottonwoods. Jack Spring is just one of many places in the Flint Hills where, for centuries, water has brought together people, plants, and animals. (Originally published in the 2009 Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal.)
Recommended Citation
Buchanan, Rex; Swain, Bob; and Lebsack, Wayne (2018). "Springs of the Flint Hills," Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal. https://newprairiepress.org/sfh/2018/nature/4
Springs of the Flint Hills
Introduction: Jack Spring is a prairie oasis. Tucked away in southwestern Chase County, it’s only a few miles from the Kansas Turnpike, but a world away in terms of the setting. The spring spills out of dark openings in a limestone bluff, then drops down into a creek choked with bright green watercress. Minnows dart in the water. Leaves rustle in the cottonwoods. Jack Spring is just one of many places in the Flint Hills where, for centuries, water has brought together people, plants, and animals. (Originally published in the 2009 Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal.)
