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Lone young wildlife usually have an unseen mother watching nearby Every spring and early summer, hundreds of “orphaned” wild animals are picked up when they would do perfectly well left alone. In most cases, the intended “rescue” results in a death sentence. If the animal does end up in the hands of a professional wildlife rehabilitator, its ... Read More


Saddle Ridge

Bicycling at Hillsdale

4/18/09 - US CATS
Catfish Tournament
(Eisenhower State Park)

Repairs needed on 20-year-old facility JUNCTION CITY -- The Milford Fish Hatchery will shut down for eight months beginning July 1 for much-needed repair. Milford is one of the few warm-water, intensive-culture fish hatcheries in the country. However, like most working facilities, time and wear take their toll. Such wear and tear is to be ex ... Read More


Deadline July 1; payments have increased; additional prairie signup offeredPRATT -- Landowners interested in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ Walk-In Hunting Access Program (WIHA) are reminded that the deadline for enrollment is July 1. The WIHA program, which began in 1995, grew to a million acres in 100 counties in 2006. Lease pa ... Read More


Kindergarten through 8th grade entrants invitedWICHITA -- Wichita's Great Plains Nature Center (GPNC) is looking for young writers and artists. Art and literature creationed by Kansas students from kindergarten through 8th grade will be featured in a book scheduled for publication in 2008.The book -- Kansas Critters: Birds -- will focus on 26 ... Read More