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New chapter focuses on Conservation Reserve Program habitat LIBERAL -- Seward County bird hunters and conservationists have established the Western Wings Chapter of Pheasants Forever (PF) in Liberal. The new chapter plans to improve existing Seward County Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land while also introducing area youth to conservat ... Read More


New chapter focuses on Conservation Reserve Program habitat, youth education Seward County bird hunters and conservationists have established the Western Wings Chapter of Pheasants Forever (PF) in Liberal. The new chapter plans to improve existing Seward County Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land while also introducing area youth to cons ... Read More


Young animals picked up seldom survive, pose health risk PRATT -- Spring and early summer are times when most wildlife species bear their young, and occasionally, people will see a "baby" raccoon, deer, rabbit, or other species out in the open with no adult in sight. Thinking the young animal has been abandoned, well-meaning peopl ... Read More


45-pound monster breaks old record by 13 pounds PRATT -- On Oct. 6, two Haven men caught a new Kansas state record snapping turtle on the Arkansas river near their home town. The monster weighed 45 pounds and was 16 inches long. The previous largest Kansas common snapper was caught by Ian and John Bork on April 23, 1992, in Barton County. Th ... Read More


Move is cautionary; no cases of highly-pathogenic bird flu
have been found in North AmericaMANHATTAN -- The Kansas State University (KSU) College of Veterinary Medicine and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) have established a toll-free hotline for people to report concerns or ask questions regarding avian influenza, also k ... Read More


State Park's "Dirty Little Secret" race wins top honorsMANHATTAN -- For the second straight year, racers in the Midwest Fat Tire Series have voted the "Dirty Little Secret," conducted at Tuttle Creek State Park's Fancy Creek Area, their favorite race of the year. The Midwest Fat Tire Series includes a number of competitive ... Read More


Program provides technical assistance and financial incentives to enhance wildlife habitat on private land in central and western Kansas Applications for participation in the Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) will be accepted from March 15 to Sept. 1. This year, the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks has received $500,000 in funding ... Read More


Landowner Incentive Program provides technical assistance and financial incentives to enhance wildlife habitat on private land in central and western KansasPRATT -- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) officials have announced that applications for participation in the Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) will be accepted from March 15 ... Read More


New law reduces vehicle entrance fees;
park users can save even more by purchasing permits by March 31 PRATT -- The cost of visiting Kansas state parks is going down in 2007. In a public hearing in Chanute last October, the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission approved changes in state park vehicle entrance fees, effective Jan. 1 of this y ... Read More


New law reduces vehicle entrance fees; park users can save even more by purchasing permits by March 31 The cost of visiting Kansas state parks is going down in 2007. In a public hearing in Chanute last October, the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission approved changes in state park vehicle entrance fees, effective Jan. 1 of this year. The ... Read More