Driving DirectionsFrom Cole Camp, take Highway 52 west 1 mile, then Klink Avenue north 0.50 mile. HighlightsNearly all unplowed native prairie.  About This AreaThis 655-acre native prairie was purchased from Vaughn Lumpee in 1987. Mr. Lumpee ran a cattle operation on this area and he had a great fondness for the cowboy lifestyle. The unusual name for this area can be traced to the traditional greeting that one cowboy might give to another when meeting out on the vast prairies, "Hi Lonesome". These words hung above Mr. Lumpee's cabin home.This area has been designated by Missouri Audubon as an Important Bird Area (IBA). IBAs are sites that have been identified by Audubon as those that are the most crucial for bird populations, due to their abundance and/or diversity of birds present.High quality grasslands are important habitat for many species. This area is a remnant of a once vast prairie ecosystem that provides habitat for a diverse group of plants and animals. Because less than one-half of one percent of our original prairie remains, some of these species have become increasingly rare.Area managers use prescribed fire, grazing, and other management practices to maintain healthy grasslands, simulate historic disturbances, and limit the negative impacts of invasive plants.Although extremely uncommon, prairie chickens are occasionally seen on this prairie. Other species of conservation concern which find a home on this area include Mead's milkweed and upland sandpipers.