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PRATT – Kansas Wildlife and Parks magazine staff invite you to enter your favorite outdoor photographs in the 4th Annual Wild About Kansas photo contest ending Nov. 4. Participants can submit up to three photos in select categories including wildlife, other species, hunting and fishing, outdoor recreation, and landscapes. There is no fee t ... Read More

WICHITA – The Great Plains Nature Center’s (GPNC) support organization, Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center, recently received the award for “Excellence in Interpretive Support” at the annual conference of the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) in Corpus Christi, Tex. in November. NAI is the national professional organization f ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Bowhunters Association invites you to join them for their 44th Annual State Convention and Banquet in Hutchinson Feb. 24-26. If you have a passion for bowhunting, bowfishing, archery, outdoor gear, photography, paintings, arts and crafts, custom made knives, bows, antlers, wildlife or taxidermy, make plans to attend this fun- ... Read More

PRATT – On March 31, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service its third annual report detailing achievements under the Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan. Among the highlights, WAFWA reported on the purchase of an ecologically significant property in Kansas, w ... Read More

PRATT – That’s not a waterfall or the rush of a creek you’re hearing, that’s the sound of running water and other facilities springing open at Kansas state parks. While Kansas state parks remain open to the public year-round, most parks will turn off water during the winter months to maintain efficiency and avoid frozen pipes. Now that the weat ... Read More

PRATT – An icon of the Kansas prairie, the greater prairie chicken, will soon be the subject of an aerial survey conducted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) every three years. From sunrise until approximately two-and-a-half hours after sunrise, KDWPT biologists will work with a contracted aerial service company to ... Read More

TOPEKA – Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach will host the eighth annual Ad Astra Archery Tournament on April 21, 2018. Competitors who register by Friday, April 6, 2018 will receive a T-shirt, included with the $16 registration fee. The event will be conducted at MacLennan Park in Topeka, located on the north side of SW 6th Ave. just west of ... Read More

PRATT –The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism recently conducted its annual lottery draw for nonresident deer permits and results are now available. Out of the 18 deer units that nonresident hunters could apply for, three have a limited number of leftover permits. One-hundred and twenty-six permits are available in Unit 16, 49 per ... Read More

PRATT ­– Linda Craghead, who served as Assistant Secretary of State Parks and Tourism for the past seven years, is now leading the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) as Interim Secretary. Craghead was appointed to the position by Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D. on August 27, 2018. Former KDWPT Secretary, Robin Jennison, took ov ... Read More

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