Nov. 27, 2014State parks and wildlife areas are open, but offices closed over holidayPRATT – With mild weather forecast through the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, spending time outdoors hunting, fishing or hiking can be a perfect way for families to enjoy time together. Kansas state parks and wildlife areas offer great outdoor opportunities; how ... Read More

PRATT – The key to a successful upland bird hunting season is flexibility. Scouting and locating new hunting areas will definitely add birds to your bag, and with the 2017 Kansas Hunting Atlas, Kansas State Park Guide, and 2017 Kansas Hunting and Furharvesting Regulations Summary in hand, you have almost infinite possibilities.Pheasant, quail a ... Read More

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, are partnering to pick up your Kansas State Park entrance tab in celebration of Healthy Trails Adventure Day. On October 1, enjoy free admission to any of Kansas’ 26 state parks where you can unwind from the work week and make some new famil ... Read More

Farm ponds can fall victim to fish-killing algae blooms, oxygen depletionPRATT — Summer blue-green algae blooms at Lovewell Reservoir and Meade State Fishing Lake have put small farm pond owners on the alert. Hot summer conditions that have created the algae blooms in these larger lakes can effect ponds, as well, and nothing can be more dishea ... Read More

Giant fish display will cross the state in 2009; reservation deadline Dec. 19The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Mobile Aquarium made its debut in 2008, participating in three events: Meade State Park OK Kids Day, the Wichita Riverfest, and the Kansas State Fair. In its initial year of operation, the aquarium reached nearly 140,0 ... Read More

Giant fish display will cross the state in 2009; reservation deadline Dec. 19PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Mobile Aquarium made its debut in 2008, participating in three events: Meade State Park OK Kids Day, the Wichita Riverfest, and the Kansas State Fair. In its initial year of operation, the aquarium reached nea ... Read More

GREAT BEND–Fly over to the Kansas Wetlands Education Center’s (KWEC)Great Migration Rallyfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 30 to learn about migratory birds. Oh yeah, there will be prizes and food, too. Starting at KWEC, visitors will choose a card featuring a migratory bird worth points for prizes. They will then set off on their “migration,” dri ... Read More