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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


Report shows success of five-year-old wildlife grant program FORT COLLINS, Co. -- Five years ago, the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) began monitoring the population, distribution, and density of birds in the shortgrass prairie using a new protocol specifically designed for private and agriculture-dominated landscapes. The "Sect ... Read More


New bass fishing tournament system implemented at La Cygne Reservoir eventPRATT -- Beginning in 2007, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has implemented a new method for conducting bass fishing tournaments. A new "Bass Pass" ($12.15) allows participants in registered bass tournaments held between Sept. 1 and June 15 t ... Read More


New bass fishing tournament system implemented at La Cygne Reservoir event Beginning in 2007, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has implemented a new method for conducting bass fishing tournaments. A new "Bass Pass" ($12.15) allows participants in registered bass tournaments held between Sept. 1 and June 15 to keep ... Read More


Harold Klaege, Salina, to lead 11-year-old state organization TOPEKA -- In December, the Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams' (KAWS) board of directors announced the appointment of its first executive director, Harold L. Klaege of Salina. “With the hiring of Harold Klaege in the new executive director position, we will take KAWS to a ne ... Read More


June 14, 2012
New breeding grounds discovered in KansasEMPORIA — Surveys have now been concluded for the first range-wide assessment of lesser prairie chicken populations using common methods across portions of five states. The Lesser Prairie Chicken Interstate Working Group is composed of biologists from the state fish and wildlife agencies o ... Read More


HOUSTON – Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) announced today that it has enrolled nearly 1.8 million acres of its oil and gas interests in Texas, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma, in programs designed to support conservation measures for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LEPC). The majority of the acreage has been enrolled in the Lesser Prai ... Read More


Harold Klaege, Salina, to lead 11-year-old state organization The Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams (KAWS) has its first executive director. The organization’s board of directors announced the appointment of Harold L. Klaege, effective this month. “KAWS owes a debt of gratitude to Tim Christian, who provided tremendous leadership as h ... Read More


Nov. 14, 2013Kansas harbors highest prairie chicken population in worldPRATT – What may be the most unique upland bird hunting opportunity in North America begins on the third Saturday in November. The 2013 regular prairie chicken season opens Nov. 16 and runs through Jan. 31, 2014 in the Northwest and East units. It ends Dec. 31, 2013 in the S ... Read More


Clean and cool are the keywords for good table fare PRATT -- Although the 2007 regular firearms deer season is over, archery hunters are still afield, and firearms hunters are looking forward to the Jan. 1-6 whitetail antlerless-only season in many deer management units. One of the best rewards of a successful deer hunt is the meat, but the ... Read More