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Fee increases and budget cuts on tablePRATT -- As a result of reduced revenues, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has requested that all state agencies, including the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), cut their budgets by 3 percent in the current fiscal year (FY) and as much as 5 percent in FY 2010. However, budget cuts and revenues were on ... Read More


Fee increases and budget cuts on tableAs a result of reduced revenues, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has requested that all state agencies, including the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), cut their budgets by 3 percent in the current fiscal year (FY) and as much as 5 percent in FY 2010. However, budget cuts and revenues were on the table ... Read More


Dave Hilley named Conservationist Of the Year;Tuttle Creek Lake Association earns Conservation Organization awardMANHATTAN -- The Kansas Wildlife Federation (KWF) has announced the winners of the 2008 Conservation Awards Program (CAP) honors. Eleven Kansans and two organizations will be honored for their work on conservation of the state’s nat ... Read More


Participants to explore prehistoric sites in revival of 1975 first-ever programLAKE SCOTT STATE PARK -- Once named by National Geographic Traveler magazine as one of the country's 50 top state parks, Lake Scott State Park is known to many Kansans as a place of astounding beauty. For others, it is a place of great historical and archeological s ... Read More


Participants to explore prehistoric sites in revival of 1975 first-ever programOnce named by National Geographic Traveler magazine as one of the country's 50 top state parks, Scott State Park is known to many Kansans as a place of astounding beauty. For others, it is a place of great historical and archeological significance, particularly the p ... Read More


Course offers wingshooting instruction, field walksPRATT -- In preparation for the 2009 spring turkey season, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) Hunter Education section will offer a one-day hunter education class. On Saturday, March 21, students will gather at the Pratt Gun Club, North Highway 61 in Pratt, about one-half mile ... Read More


Norton Correctional Facility (NCF) will host an open house at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, to celebrate the completion of the first of four inmate-built cabins that will be available for rent at area state parks.The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony that will be followed by a luncheon and tours of the cabins currently located on th ... Read More


Application period May 1-June 1; no mail-in applications acceptedThe Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced that 2009 nonresident deer permit applications will be accepted beginning May 1, with one major change from previous years -- applications must be made online through the KDWP website. The application deadline is mid ... Read More


No mail-in applications acceptedPRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds all nonresident hunters that 2009 nonresident deer permit applications are due by midnight, June 1. All applications must be made online through the KDWP website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us. Downloadable mail-in applications are not available, and non ... Read More


No mail-in applications acceptedPRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds all nonresident hunters that 2009 nonresident deer permit applications are due by midnight, June 1. All applications must be made online through the KDWP website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us. Downloadable mail-in applications are not available, and none ... Read More