PRATT – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will meet in person for the first time in over a year at the Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E 29th St N, in Wichita for their June 17 public meeting. Commissioners will begin the meeting at 1 p.m., recess at 5 p.m., then reconvene at 6:30 p.m. for the public hearing, during which time ... Read More

PRATT – Participating in the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission’s Nov. 19  public meeting will be as easy as hopping on the nearest computer, tablet or phone, as the Commission’s next meeting will again be held virtually.The Commission’s Sept. 24 meeting had up to 90 members of the public present at one time, making the outdoors ... Read More

Public meeting set for March 9 in Scott City to discuss plans SCOTT STATE PARK -- Wind, rain, and age are taking their toll on one of Kansas' most significant historic sites, but three state organizations have joined forces to protect it. The Kansas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the Kansas State Historical Societ ... Read More

Upland bird seasons, early migratory bird seasons on public hearing agendaPRATT -- The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will conduct a public meeting and hearing on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton June 26. The public is invited to attend both the afternoon public meeting and evening public hearing at Krehbiel Auditorium, 300 E ... Read More

Upland bird seasons, early migratory bird seasons on public hearing agendaThe Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will conduct a public meeting and hearing on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton June 26. The public is invited to attend both the afternoon public meeting and evening public hearing at Krehbiel Auditorium, 300 E. 27th Str ... Read More

Contracts expiring in September may be extended with wildlife-friendly practicesPRATT -- Some landowners whose Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts expire in September can now extend their contracts, keeping the land in cover beneficial to wildlife, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Services Agency (FSA). Without thi ... Read More

Contracts expiring in September may be extended with wildlife-friendly practicesPRATT -- Some landowners whose Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts expire in September can now extend their contracts, keeping the land in cover beneficial to wildlife, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Services Agency (FSA). Without this ... Read More

Oct. 4, 2012Special youth seasons offer great opportunities and lifetime memoriesPRATT--Three young hunters all took their first limits of ducks on Saturday, Sept. 29, and they saw hundreds of ducks. The hunting was great, and they nearly had the pool they were hunting at Jamestown Wildlife Area to themselves. After the evening hunt, they roast ... Read More