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View aerial images of favorite state parks from comfort of home PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us, offers many informational features about each of its state parks, including detailed news, brochures, camping area information, events, photographs, fish and wildlife, and direct email. E ... Read More


View aerial images of favorite state parks from comfort of home The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) website offers many informational features about each of its state parks, including detailed news, brochures, camping area information, events, photographs, fish and wildlife, and direct email. Each of these features may be acce ... Read More


Modifications due to low water, increased waterfowl use expected The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has been considering implementing a deeper water waterfowl refuge at Wilson Reservoir for several years. While the water portion of the refuge designated on the west end in 1996 has been effective for sandhill cranes and early migrati ... Read More


Butterflies' long migration hits Kansas in September. This month brings an especially colorful spectacle to Kansas, as masses of migrating monarch butterflies pass through the state. This familiar species has migratory behavior much like that of birds, which is unique in the insect kingdom. Navigating strictly on instinct, every monarch east ... Read More


Website honored by internet education portal An educational website for Kansas State University's Konza Prairie Biological Station has been recognized for its outstanding educational content. The Konza Environmental Education Program website has earned an Award of Excellence from StudySphere , an education portal on the internet that provide ... Read More


Group to promote quail habitat improvement, field trials in region GIRARD -- Recently, a group of 17 conservation-minded individuals from the Pittsburg-Girard area formed the new Southeast Kansas (SEK) Quail Unlimited Chapter. New chapter volunteers are eager to donate their time and energy on projects ranging from a conservation fundraiser ... Read More


One-day class scheduled at Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area PLEASANTON -- In an effort to introduce interested novices to the world of waterfowl hunting, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is offering a one-day class Oct. 7 at Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area , near Pleasanton. The class will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. ... Read More


Managers recommend additional doe harvest HAYS -- The decline of Cedar Bluff Reservoir for the last five years has prompted an increase of approximately 2,900 acres of prime deer habitat in the lake bottom, increasing the white-tailed deer population by an estimated 45 percent in the last three years. The population increase is cause for co ... Read More


A few positions still open for the coming year PRATT -- AmeriCorps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency created to connect Americans of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their communities and their nation. This year, AmeriCorps will provide more than 470 Kansans the o ... Read More