Kansas Native Plant Society celebrates native flora of the Sunflower StateLAWRENCE -- The Kansas Native Plant Society (KNPS) was established in 1978 as a nonprofit organization known as the Kansas Wildflower Society. Since then, KNPS has not only changed its name, it maintains a website featuring a wide variety of native plant information, off ... Read More

Shooting, prizes, youth events, lunch and dinner highlight eventJUCTION CITY -- On Saturday, June 16, the Geary County Fish and Game Association (GCFGA) will host the Kansas Muzzleloading Association State Championship Muzzleloading Shotgun Shoot. The event will be held at Sportsmen's Acres Range, on Highway K-244 Spur near Milford Reservoir.T ... Read More

Urges all Kansans to enjoy the state's natural resourcesTOPEKA -- Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has expressed her appreciation for the state's natural resources with an official proclamation urging all Kansans to get outdoors and enjoy them. The proclamation reads as follows:
WHEREAS, Kansas state residents have a proud tradition of both saf ... Read More

Season runs June 15-Aug. 31; only flathead catfish may be taken;
other restriction apply PRATT -- The first-ever handfishing season in Kansas opens June 15. At a November 2006 meeting of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission, a regulation was passed allowing handfishing for flathead catfish. While Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks ... Read More