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St. John, McLouth, Ottawa to host launch of county chaptersSALINA -- Quail Forever (QF), a non-profit organization dedicated to quail conservation and education, will conduct organizational meetings at three locations in Kansas this November. Sportsmen and women are invited to attend the meetings, designed to launch QF chapters in Stafford, Je ... Read More


St. John, McLouth, Ottawa to host launch of county chaptersQuail Forever (QF), a non-profit organization dedicated to quail conservation and education, will conduct organizational meetings at three locations in Kansas this November. Sportsmen and women are invited to attend the meetings, designed to launch QF chapters in Stafford, Jefferson, an ... Read More


Upcoming workshops stress safety, regulations, benefits of prescribed burnsFire safety is the focus of upcoming prescribed burning workshops scheduled to be held in the western one-third of Kansas this fall. Carol Blocksome from the Grassland Water Quality Extension staff at Kansas State University (KSU) said that the idea for the workshops cam ... Read More


Internet, airwaves disseminate information on ephemeral wetlands vital to wildlife, aquifer, as playa numbers "double"According to new surveys, the number of ephemeral wetlands called playas in Kansas may be double what has been previously counted. A study by University of Kansas researchers is finding that there may be as many as 25, ... Read More


More than new offices, building to bring history to life in unique landscapeAmidst the rocky outcroppings known as the Ogallala Formation, Scott State Park is carved into the geography like no place in Kansas. Natural springs, deep-wooded canyons, and craggy bluffs have for centuries made this area an oasis in the High Plains. Long before early ... Read More


Cheyenne Bottoms, Quivira have limited or suspended hunting to protect elegant, endangered birdsThe whooping cranes are back. Each year, some of these birds -- the largest and rarest of North American cranes -- make a stop in central Kansas, at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, near Great Bend, or Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, about 30 miles ... Read More


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Two of three new cabins are placed on Evening Breeze Point

Cabin number two is being fininished. Spot for cabin number three ready for occupancy! The cabins should be available to rent by early 2009.