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Exhibit on display at Colby's Prairie Museum of Art and History through Feb. 28 The award-winning exhibit on playa lakes, "Playas: Gems of the Plains,” is open at the Prairie Museum of Art and History, 1905 S. Franklin, Colby, through Feb. 28. The display is a traveling exhibit of the Northwest Texas Museum Association. The exhibit had ... Read More

Additional samples taken to monitor chronic wasting disease prevalence ST. FRANCIS – Kansas Department Wildlife and Parks staff collected a total of 51 deer in Cheyenne County this week, in follow-up sampling after chronic wasting disease was detected in a whitetail doe taken during the 2005 firearms deer season. The 51 deer – 29 mule deer a ... Read More

Additional samples taken to monitor chronic wasting disease prevalence ST. FRANCIS -- Kansas Department Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) staff collected 51 deer in Cheyenne County this week for follow-up sampling after chronic wasting disease was detected in a whitetail doe taken during the 2005 firearms deer season. The deer -- 29 mule deer and 2 ... Read More

Fewer than 3,300 acres left PRATT -- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks federal Farm Bill coordinator Cherrie Nolden reminds agricultural producers that there are fewer than 3,300 acres left in a new allocation of CP33 Conservation Reserve Program contracts designated for counties in eastern Kansas. “KDWP encourages farmers and produc ... Read More

Federal Farm Bill program offers benefits to producers, wildlife Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks federal Farm Bill coordinator Cherrie Nolden reminds agricultural producers that there are fewer than 3,300 acres left in a new allocation of CP33 Conservation Reserve Program contracts designated for counties in eastern Kansas. “KDWP enc ... Read More

KDWP seeks public comment on draft deer recommendations PRATT -- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is seeking public input on ways to streamline, simplify, and improve current deer permitting processes and hunting opportunities. In 2005, the Kansas Legislature's House Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Committee requested that KDWP pr ... Read More

Butterfly's long migration hits Kansas in September
PRATT -- September is the month to look for masses of migrating monarch butterflies in Kansas. This familiar species has migratory behavior much likethat of birds, which is unique in the insect kingdom. Navigating strictly on instinct, every monarch east of the Rocky Mountains navigates ... Read More

Once nearly extirpated from state, Kansas boasts healthy bald eagle populationPRATT -- Each winter, bald eagles migrate into Kansas, providing bird watchers the chance to observe one of the nation's most spectacular birds. To improve opportunities to view the U.S. national symbol, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) -- in cooper ... Read More

Four approved bills enact a variety of outdoor recreation changes The 2007 Kansas Legislature and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius have approved several new laws affecting the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and outdoor recreation in the state. Following are summaries of the bills approved in this year’s legislative session.
House Bill 2046 ... Read More

Surveys help monitor health of waters statewidePRATT -- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) stream survey crews will survey streams and rivers throughout Kansas this summer, adding information to a database that helps assess and monitor the overall conditions of these waterways.Two five-man crews, led by stream biologists Ryan Water ... Read More

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