11/6/08

Nov. 5, 2008
THE BIRDS ARE BACK IN TOWN: WHOOPING CRANES ENJOY KANSAS STOPOVER
INTERPRETIVE CENTER TRANSLATES RICH HISTORY OF SCOTT STATE PARK
NEW RESEARCH IDENTIFIES MANY MORE PLAYAS
WORKSHOPS SHOW HOW BURNING CAN REVITALIZE HIGH PLAINS
QUAIL FOREVER SETS SIGHTS ON THREE NEW KANSAS CHAPTERS
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Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge have limited or suspended hunting to protect elegant, endangered birds
PRATT -- The 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, ... Read More

More than new offices, building to bring history to life in unique landscape
SCOTT CITY -- Amidst the rocky outcroppings known as the Ogallala Formation, Lake 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 ... Read More

Internet, airwaves disseminate information on ephemeral wetlands vital to wildlife, aquifer, as playa numbers "double"
LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- 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 f ... Read More

Upcoming workshops stress safety, regulations, benefits of prescribed burns
WESTERN KANSAS -- Fire 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) sai ... Read More

St. John, McLouth, Ottawa to host launch of county chapters
SALINA -- 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 chapte ... Read More