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Reservoir remains closed; Lovewell State Park openLOVWELL RESERVOIR — While conditions at Lovewell Reservoir in Jewell County continue to improve, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is continuing to advise the public to avoid contact with water in Lovewell Reservoir in Jewell County. On July 16, KDHE issued a public health ... Read More

Young animals may seem abandoned but are seldom alone in the wild; “rescue,” however, may kill themPRATT — Spring is a time of rebirth and birth, with trees budding and young wildlife being born and hatched, and different levels of parental care are employed within the animal kingdom, all designed to work without human interference. But one co ... Read More

Nov. 27, 2014A hunter can gift as many as 200 meals at a local food pantry with a donated deerPRATT – A mature white-tailed deer, even field dressed, can often outweigh the very hunter lucky enough to make the harvest. Combine that with generous permit allocations in some areas of the state, and some hunters may find they are quickly filling th ... Read More

PRATT – Summer fun at Kansas state parks usually means being near, in or on the water. Twenty-three of our 26 state parks offer convenient access to lakes, reservoirs and rivers, providing a great way to enjoy the outdoors and beat the heat. However, fun on the water requires some common-sense safety precautions.Remember that state park beaches ... Read More

Crawford State Fishing Lake Fishing Report

Printed copies to be distributed by mid-September PRATT -- Printed copies of the 2007 Kansas Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary will be available at Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) offices and license vendors around the state soon, but hunters can view or download the summary now at the KDWP website, www.kdwp.stat ... Read More

Avoid contact with water from reservoirLOVEWELL RESERVOIR -- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is advising the public to avoid contact with water in Lovewell Reservoir, which is located in the northeast corner of Jewell County. KDHE has confirmed there is a toxic blue-green algae bloom in the reservoir, prompting a public s ... Read More

Access to water prohibited until further noticeMEADE — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is advising the public to avoid contact with water in Meade State Fishing Lake, located 12 miles southwest of Meade in Meade County. Meade State Park is still open to campers and picnickers, but the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Pa ... Read More

Fish-killing algae blooms, oxygen depletion can harm farm ponds as well as lakesPRATT — Summer blue-green algae blooms at a number of Kansas reservoirs are not isolated to large bodies of water. Record hot temperatures this summer have created the algae blooms in farm ponds, as well, and nothing can be more disheartening than to carefully nurt ... Read More

May 15, 2014Kansas’ ticks can be active until midsummer or laterPRATT – Ticks are stealthy, opportunistic arachnids that make their debut in spring just as temperatures begin to rise. How to prevent becoming a host to these hitchhikers and the various diseases they may carry isn’t a mystery, but it has to be methodical. Here are a few simple pr ... Read More

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