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KDHE UPDATES BLUE-GREEN ALGAE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
May 25, 2012
One lake added to Advisory list; three others show improvement
TOPEKA — Because blue-green algae populations are above minimum public safety levels, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHW) has issued a new Public Health Advisory for one public lake and has downgraded three others from a Warnin ...
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“RESCUING” YOUNG FAWNS AGAINST THE LAW
May 24, 2012
Taking fawns from wild is usually a death sentence
PRATT — Recently, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) staff have received numerous reports of individuals taking young fawns from the wild and either attempting to raise them or taking them to licensed wildlife rehabilitators. KDWPT remi ...
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KDHE ISSUES BLUE-GREEN ALGAE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
May 18, 2012
Blue-green algae blooms affecting five public lakes
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a Public Health Advisory for one public lake and a Public Health Warning for four public lakes due to blue-green algae populations above minimum public safety levels. KDHE sa ... Read More
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMP JUNE 3-8
May 3, 2012
Six-day camp teaches youngsters outdoor skills from fishing, swimming, and star-gazing to canoeing, archery, and wingshooting; registration deadline May 28
JUNCTION CITY — The Kansas Wildlife Federation (KWF) and the K-State Cooperative Extension Service are sponsoring the 24th Annual Outdoor Adventure Camp ( ...
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CHEYENNE BOTTOMS WETLANDERS FESTIVAL APRIL 28
April 26, 2012
Outdoor events all day long, Ducks Unlimited banquet April 27
GREAT BEND — On Saturday, April 28, the city of Hoisington, in conjunction with Ducks Unlimited, will host the Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlanders Festival in downtown Hoisington. The festival focuses on celebrating the amazing ecosystem of the Cheyenne ...
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KANSAS TO PARTICIPATE IN WANNA GO FISHING FOR MILLIONS? PROMOTION
April 19, 2012
Tagged fish could be worth big bucks
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) will participate again this year in Cabela’s Wanna Go Fishing for Millions? promotion by tagging fish at certain public lakes around the state. The competition begins May 5, at which time the lakes wi ...
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WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 26 IN WICHITA
April 19, 2012
Public hearing on fall turkey, antelope, and elk seasons; workshop on early migratory birds, prairie chickens, more
WICHITA — The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting and hearing on Thursday, April 26, at the Great Plains Nature Center Auditorium, 6232 East 29th Stree ...
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THIRD ARCHERY IN THE SCHOOLS STATE MEET BIGGEST YET
April 19, 2012
More than 250 students compete in program’s third state championship
HAYS — The third annual Kansas State Archery In the Schools (AIS) Championship meet was held at Fort Hays State University on March 31, and participation revealed that the program is growing dramatically in popularity. Seven participating ...
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KANSAS BIRDING FESTIVAL AT WAKEFIELD APRIL 27-29
April 12, 2012
Birdwatching, wetland and prairie chicken lek tours, seminars to be featured; April 13 registration deadline
WAKEFIELD — On April 25-27, the Kansas Birding Festival will be held near Wakefield. The three-day event will feature seminars on birds and birdwatching, guided field trips, food, and much more. Thi ...
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PRAIRIE CHICKEN SPRING DANCE A BIRDERS DELIGHT
April 5, 2012
From March through May, male chickens dance, fight, and call to attract mates
PRATT — Each spring, one of the most extraordinary mating rituals in all of nature occurs right here in Kansas — the courtship of the prairie grouse, more commonly known as the prairie chicken. On specific sites in otherwise indis ...
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“RESCUING” YOUNG WILDLIFE AGAINST THE LAW
April 5, 2012
“Rescuing” what seems to be an abandoned young animal usually a death sentence
PRATT — Twenty years ago, the term "Bambi Syndrome" was circulated frequently in the press, and while you don't see the term much these days, the problem still persists: well-meaning Kansans see deer fawns or other wild ...
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