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GREAT BEND – All things “butterfly” will be the focus of the Kansas Wetlands Education Center’s (KWEC) Butterfly Festival from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 16.From magic shows to tagging monarch butterflies, kids and adults will find plenty to do during this free event. New this year, “Butterfly Magic” – a puppet magic show performed by the Fishin’ ... Read More

PRATT – Walk-in Hunting Access (WIHA) is one the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) most popular programs. Through WIHA, private land is leased from private landowners and opened to public hunting. In a state where less than 2 percent of the land is open to the public, hunting access is a valuable privilege. While KDWPT ... Read More

Wildlife and Parks working with city to contain infestation;
lake-user help essential
WINFIELD -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has confirmed that zebra mussels have been found in Winfield City Lake. The agency was informed of the possibility of zebra mussels in the lake after a local angler brought what he thought were ze ... Read More

Selective burning during nesting season can be more effective than earlier burns ALLEN -- Wildlife managers know the use of prescribed fire as a land management tool is an excellent way to improve wildlife habitat. However, each spring wildlife biologists hear the fears of concerned hunters who don't understand that prescribed burns in March ... Read More

Selective burning during nesting season can be more effective than earlier burnsWildlife managers know the use of prescribed fire as a land management tool is an excellent way to improve wildlife habitat. However, each spring wildlife biologists hear the fears of concerned hunters who don't understand that prescribed burns in March and April -- ... Read More

Fall fish sampling data used for 2010 Kansas Fishing Forecast, stocking requestsPRATT — To monitor the health of fisheries and help anglers find the best places to fish, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) fisheries biologists spend most of each fall sampling lakes throughout the state. In addition, the agency raises and stocks mill ... Read More

Fall fish sampling data used for 2011 Kansas Fishing Forecast, stocking requestsPRATT — To monitor the health of fisheries and help anglers find the best places to fish, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) fisheries biologists spend most of each fall sampling lakes throughout the state. In addition, the agency raises and stocks mill ... Read More

Sept. 27, 2012Hunter survey input helps guide area managementGLEN ELDER – In 2009, as part of a program to provide beginning hunters special hunting opportunities, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism designated a portion of Glen Elder Wildlife Area as a Mentor-Novice Hunting Area. The West Walnut Creek portion (1,000 acres) of ... Read More

For Immediate Release:Nov. 10, 2022 
Contact:
Nadia Marji CMP®, Chief of Public Affairs
(785) 338-3036nadia.marji@ks.gov  KDWP Staff Successfully Re-introduce Threatened Fish SpeciesPRATT – As election workers tear down and pack up polling stations, and coffee shops bustle with side conversations about the future of The Sunflowe ... Read More

For Immediate Release:October 16, 2023
Contacts:
Nadia Marji CMP®, Chief of Public Affairsnadia.marji@ks.gov
Jessica Ward, Communications ManagerJessica.ward@ks.govKDWP to Revamp Trout Season Following Suggestions from AnglersPRATT – The time for trout fishing in Kansas is drawing nearer, and this year the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Pa ... Read More

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