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Wildlife habitat, aquifer recharge primary benefits LAFAYETTE, CO -- A new survey commissioned by the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV) reveals that most landowners with playas (High Plains seasonal wetlands) on their properties are willing to conserve them, and many say the wetlands are a positive presence on the land, primarily because they ... Read More


Wildlife habitat, aquifer recharge primary benefits A new survey commissioned by the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV) reveals that most landowners with playas (High Plains seasonal wetlands) on their properties are willing to conserve them, and many say the wetlands are a positive presence on the land, primarily because they attract wildlife ... Read More


Southwest Kansas companies to add 34,000 acres of native habitat;
potentially the best lesser prairie chicken area anywhere GARDEN CITY -- In an example of how corporate expansion can enhance the needs of native wildlife habitat, Wheatland Electric Cooperative, in cooperation with Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, has purchased 34,000 ... Read More


Southwest Kansas companies to add 34,000 acres of native habitat; potentially the best lesser prairie chicken area anywhere In an example of how corporate expansion can enhance the needs of native wildlife habitat, Wheatland Electric Cooperative, in cooperation with Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, has purchased 34,000 acres of irriga ... Read More


Open for reservation year-round, cabins are comfortable accommodations
for anglers and hunters PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced the opening of two new rental cabins, one at Ottawa State Fishing Lake and the other at Mined Land Wildlife Area's Trout Pit 30. Ottawa offers one modern rental cabin set a ... Read More


Open for reservation year-round, cabins are comfortable accommodationsfor anglers and huntersThe Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced the opening of two new rental cabins, one at Ottawa State Fishing Lake and the other at Mined Land Wildlife Area's Trout Pit 30.Ottawa offers one modern rental cabin set apart in a native ... Read More


Bald eagle and peregrine falcon recommended for delistingPRATT -- At a Jan. 8 meeting of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission meeting, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) staff presented recommendations for additions and deletions to the Kansas List of Threatened & Endangered (T&E) Species and Species In Need of Conserva ... Read More


Bald eagle and peregrine falcon recommended for delistingKansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) staff presented recommendations for additions and deletions to the Kansas List of Threatened & Endangered (T&E) Species and Species In Need of Conservation (SINC). Under state law, KDWP must review the list every five years. Any pers ... Read More


Youth pheasant and quail season runs Nov. 7-8PRATT — The plans are made; you’re taking a youngster hunting during the 2009 Kansas pheasant and quail youth season, Nov. 7-8. The lucky kid has been tutored in gun handling and practiced shooting clay targets. Perhaps he or she has even been regaled with predictions of cackling pheasants bursting ... Read More


August 26, 2011Water-based recreation prohibited at Milford Lake TOPEKA — In recent testing of Kansas lakes by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), blue-green algae levels in several lakes remain high. Milford Reservoir, near Junction City, has been upgraded from “Advisory” status to “Warning” status. While state parks, campg ... Read More