Fort Larned National Historic Site

Edward Wynkoop

Little Heart

Private Adolph Hunnius

Winfield Scott Hancock

Co. A of the 10th U.S. Cavalry was stationed at Fort Larned from April 1867 to January 1869. Although they served with dedication, their time at the fort was troubled by racial prejudice.

When the climate changes enough, the vegetation communities growing in any given place will also change. Under an expanded bimodal climate zone, some plant communities in western national parks are more likely to change than others. National Park Service ecologists and partners investigated the future conditions that may force some of this change. Having this information can help park managers decide whether to resist, direct, or accept the change.

The life of a soldier in the frontier army was not an easy one. Being stationed at a post like Fort Larned could be lonely, but they still kept themselves busy. Follow one soldier on his adventures at Fort Larned.

Both the Clean Air Act and the National Park Service Organic Act protect air resources in national parks. Park resources affected by air quality include scenery and vistas, vegetation, water, and wildlife. Over the past three decades, the National Park Service has developed several internal and cooperative programs for monitoring various measures of air quality.

Over the course of its time as an active army post Fort Larned had many different army units stationed here.

Across the US, changes in water availability are altering which plants grow where. These changes are evident at a broad scale. But not all areas experience the same climate in the same way, even within the boundaries of a single national park. A new dataset gives park managers a valuable tool for understanding why vegetation has changed and how it might change in the future under different climate-change scenarios.

Climate change may have direct and/or indirect effects on many elements of Southern Plains network ecosystems, from streams and grasslands to fires and birds.

At Fort Larned National Historic Site, Southern Plains Network scientists take measurements of key resources including climate. We analyze temperature, precipitation, and drought indices to determine if climate is changing and to better understand its effect on natural resources at the park. This report summarizes Water Year 2024 climate and weather data at the park.