KANSAS WILDLIFE FEDERATION WANTS AWARD NOMINEES
JEWELL STATE FISHING LAKE TO RE-OPEN ON OCT. 4
WOMEN’S ONLY FISHING CLINIC OCT. 4 IN FT. SCOTT
CONSERVATION EASEMENT INCREASES AMOUNT OF PROTECTED LAND IN THE FLINT HILLS NWTF ANNOUNCES KANSAS HABITAT PROJECTS FOR 2009 KDWP PLANS HUNTING & FISHING DAY CELEBRATION SEPT. 27 Read More

Conservation Achievement Award deadline Dec. 1PRATT -- Throughout the state, Kansans are actively involved in programs to conserve the environment and promote environmental education and outreach. Often, these dedicated groups and individuals go unnoticed.To give these people the recognition they deserve, the Kansas Wildlife Federation (KWF) a ... Read More

Channel catfish, bass, and bluegill stocked; catch-and-release the first yearMANKATO -- On Saturday, Oct. 4, the west gate at Jewell State Fishing Lake will be opened to the public. Rains in spring, summer, and fall have raised the water level nearly 14 feet, and with this adequate water level, the fishery is being renovated. Although it will ... Read More

Limited to 35 participants, clinic to cover all aspects of Kansas fishingFT. SCOTT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the city of Ft. Scott, and local merchants are sponsoring a women-only fishing clinic on Oct. 4 at the Ft. Scott City Lake rearing pond, located south of Ft. Scott and 3 miles west of U.S. Highway 69 on the east si ... Read More

Two Johnson County families establish nearly 2,000-acre conservation easement TOPEKA -- The Kansas Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently signed an agreement on a nearly 2,000-acre conservation easement in the Flint Hills of Chase County. TNC acquired the easement from the C.E. and Lonah Birch and the Robert and Linda Mooney families ... Read More

$18,175 allocated for specific projects; another $30,000 for outreach and educationALLEN -- The Kansas State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) recently announced selection of the following Hunting Heritage Super Fund proposals for funding 2009 projects in the Sunflower State. These proposals had been evaluated and ranked ea ... Read More

One of many events around the U. S. recognizing hunter, angler successesPRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will host an event to celebrate the contributions of hunters and anglers to fish and wildlife conservation. The National Hunting and Fishing Day observance is set for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at KDWP’s ... Read More