April 18, 2013 Evening public hearing session will include setting 2013 antelope and elk seasons PRATT – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting and hearing on Thursday, April 25, at the Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E 29th St. N, Wichita. The afternoon session will begin at 1:30 p.m. and rec ... Read More

June 13, 2013Live, commercial-free video and audio streaming of meetings now available for first timePRATT­– The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting and hearing on Thursday, June 27, at the Lee Richardson Zoo, 312 Finnup Dr., Garden City. The afternoon session will begin at 1:30 p.m. and recess at 5 p.m., ... Read More

MANHATTAN – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting in Manhattan at the K-State Alumni Center, 1720 Anderson Ave. on Jan. 7, 2016. The afternoon session of the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and recess at 5 p.m. The evening session will convene at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend both sessions ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct its April public meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2017 in Pratt at the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s Operations Office, Downstairs Conference Room, 512 SE 25th Ave. The afternoon session will begin at 1 p.m. and recess at 5 p.m. The evening session will co ... Read More

PRATT – A shift in Kansas’ elk hunting season dates and management units will address local landowner concerns of crop damage caused by elk. At their June 21 public hearing at the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) commissioners voted in favor of moving the harvest season opener from ... Read More

TOPEKA – On Black Friday, Nov. 23, skip the hassle-filled combat shopping, and ditch the lethargic day of watching sports on television. Kansas state parks have something better – like a leisurely hike on well-maintained trails through some of Kansas’ prettiest scenery; or, taking a slow guided bike ride near the shores of a gorgeous lake and t ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting on January 17, 2019, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, Flory Meeting Hall West, in Lawrence. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. Time will be set aside for public comment on non-agenda items at the beginning of both ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Commission will conduct a public meeting on June 25, 2020, through a Zoom video conference. The public is encouraged to participate in the meeting, which begins at 1:30 p.m., recesses at 5 p.m., and reconvenes at 6:30 p.m. for a public hearing. Time will be set aside for publi ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Commission will conduct a public meeting on Sept. 24, 2020, through a Zoom video conference. The public is encouraged to participate in the meeting, which begins at 1:30 p.m., recesses at 5 p.m., and reconvenes at 6:30 p.m. for a public hearing. Time will be set aside for publ ... Read More

TOPEKA – One of America’s top wildlife-watching events is happening now in central Kansas, as huge clouds of sandhill cranes, along with a few endangered whooping cranes, pass through and rest during their annual southward migration. This amazing spectacle will be observed on Saturday, Nov. 3, during the “Celebration of Cranes” at Quivira Natio ... Read More