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Conservation Achievement Award deadline Dec. 1PRATT -- Throughout the state, Kansans are actively involved in programs to conserve the environment and promote environmental education and outreach. Often, these dedicated groups and individuals go unnoticed.To give these people the recognition they deserve, the Kansas Wildlife Federation (KWF) a ... Read More


Conservation Achievement Award deadline Dec. 1Throughout the state, Kansans are actively involved in programs to conserve the environment and promote environmental education and outreach. Often, these dedicated groups and individuals go unnoticed.To give these people the recognition they deserve, the Kansas Wildlife Federation (KWF) annually ho ... Read More


Fifty-five animals on auction block this yearIn an effort to preserve a small bit of the past, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) maintains small herds of buffalo in the state. As these herds grow, the agency auctions surplus animals that cannot be supported by available habitat on refuges near Garden City and McPherson. People ... Read More


Applications available online or by phone; deadline Jan. 5PRATT -- Applications are now available for conservation organizations interested in applying for Commission Big Game permits. Information and applications are available by telephone request to Sheila Kemmis, 620-672-5911, or online at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) ... Read More


Applications available online or by phone; deadline Jan. 5Applications are now available for conservation organizations interested in applying for Commission Big Game permits. Information and applications are available by telephone request to Sheila Kemmis, 620-672-5911, or online at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) website (c ... Read More


Learn to find and catch the big fishOVERLAND PARK -- Think you know where the really big fish are? Do you have that burning question about your favorite lake? Maybe even a question about a fishing regulation that doesn’t make sense. Then the place for you to be is the “Third Annual Fish Night” at the Johnson County Community College, Carlsen C ... Read More


Learn to find and catch the big fishThink you know where the really big fish are? Do you have that burning question about your favorite lake? Maybe even a question about a fishing regulation that doesn’t make sense. Then the place for you to be is the “Third Annual Fish Night” at the Johnson County Community College, Carlsen Center Room 211, 12 ... Read More


Kansas Wildscape and Kansas Park and Recreation Association present awardsPRATT -- Several Kansas state parks and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) employees received awards at the annual Kansas Recreation and Parks Association (KRPA) Conference held late January in Hutchinson. Charlie Black, executive director of Kansas Wildscape ... Read More


Kansas Wildscape and Kansas Park and Recreation Association present awardsSeveral Kansas state parks and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) employees received awards at the annual Kansas Recreation and Parks Association (KRPA) Conference held late January in Hutchinson. Charlie Black, executive director of Kansas Wildscape, presente ... Read More


Participants may win one of two shotguns or one of 24 guided hunts
SCOTT CITY -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will host the annual Southwest Youth Program at Scott State Park on Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individuals attending the program will have the opportunity to draw one of 24 guided hunts, and two shotguns will be ... Read More