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TURKEY FEDERATION SUPPORTS KANSAS QUAIL INITIATIVE
Feb. 1, 2012
Effort will concentrate on two” focal areas” in eastern Kansas
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is introducing a new five-year initiative — the Kansas Quail Initiative — aimed at improving habitat conditions for bobwhite quail, an upland species that has declined throughou ...
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KDWPT CHICKADEE CHECKOFF SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM REQUESTS APPLICATIONS
Feb. 1, 2012
Small wildlife enhancement project application deadline Feb. 29, 2012
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT) Chickadee Checkoff Program has funded hundreds of nongame species projects through the years. These range in scope from small species survey projects of $500 or less to ...
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CHECK THE CHICKADEE AT TAX TIME
Jan. 12, 2012
State income tax return Chickadee Checkoff box helps conserve all wildlife
PRATT — Tax time often brings additional darkness to the post-holiday blues, but the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) offers state taxpayers the opportunity to brighten the new year’s landscape by doing someth ...
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Dec. 15, 2011
Free service offers latest information directly to email
PRATT — Many Kansans are interested in the outdoors and the workings of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), but they don’t know how to keep up with the latest outdoor news. For those who would like to take advantage of Kansas ...
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KDWPT OFFERS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ONLINE
Dec. 1, 2001
Kansas Wildlife & Parks magazine, videos, early license sales among many offerings
PRATT — Looking for the perfect gift for the outdoorsman or woman in your family? The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is the place to start. The agency offers great gifts for hunters, anglers, park ...
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2011 KANSAS STATE ECO-MEET BRINGS HEAVY COMPETITION
Nov. 24, 2012
Twenty-six teams, 101 students, 20 high schools display conservation knowledge
ELMDALE — On Nov. 3, the 13th Annual State Finals ECO-Meet competition was held at Camp Wood YMCA facility near Elmdale. The event was held in the Flint Hills, making for a great day of competition. The event proved to be an exci ...
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KDWPT BRINGS OUTDOORS TO STATE FAIR SEPT. 9-18
Sept. 8, 2011
Aquaria, taxidermy, cabin, tourism information highlight exhibits this year
PRATT — The 2011 Kansas State Fair — Sept. 9-18 — offers a wide variety of sights, sounds, food, music, and other entertainment, but the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) brings a different kind of wil ... Read More
August 18, 2011
Classes filled fast for popular Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program; apply early next year
PRATT — Women wanting to learn more about the outdoors through the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program will have to wait until next spring unless they h ...
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ALGAE BLOOMS AGITATE FARM PONDS, FARMERS
Fish-killing algae blooms, oxygen depletion can harm farm ponds as well as lakes
PRATT — Summer blue-green algae blooms at a number of Kansas reservoirs are not isolated to large bodies of water. Record hot temperatures this summer have created the algae blooms in farm ponds, as well, and nothing can be more disheartening than ...
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ARCHERY IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM TRAINING WORKSHOP JULY 16
Instructors needed for growing school program
EMPORIA — A training workshop for the National Archery in the Schools (NASP) program will be conducted at Riverside Elementary School in Emporia on Saturday, July 16, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The workshop will be conducted by Gary Keehn, the Kansas NASP state coordinator. The ...
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KANSAS WETLAND EDUCATION CENTER PLANS CHILDREN'S SUMMER PROGRAMS
From dragonflies to spiders and soil, kids learn about nature; preregistration required
GREAT BEND — The Kansas Wetlands Education Center, on Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area northeast of Great Bend, will conduct a number of children’s programs this summer. These one-hour programs will be offered at no charge. Programs for kids ...
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STATE WILDLIFE GRANT PROCESS UNDER REVIEW
Guidelines focus on species in greatest need of conservation; public input deadline July 1
PRATT — The State Wildlife Grants (SWG) program has provided funding for wildlife conservation programs for more than 10 years. In Kansas, this has meant nearly $10 million for many kinds of projects designed to keep species off threaten ...
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