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Upcoming Events
   
2010 Butterfly Counts
Wildlife-related Organizations Meeting Schedule
Geology
Watch here for information on
events in Kansas of interest to outdoor enthusiasts..
Click on the links above for your area of interest or scroll down the page.
AREA BUTTERFLY COUNTS
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Regal Fritillaries on Butterfly
Milkweed
Photo by Pete Janzen |
Most of these events are part of the
North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Butterfly Count program.
Do not hesitate
to participate because you cannot identify all butterflies. There will
be a leader in your group who can identify butterflies and this will be
a good learning experience for you. |
For the NABA
counts, please note this policy: “All observers, regardless of their age,
who contribute to the count, must be listed as observers and pay the count fee.
Children who are accompanied by an adult and who do not significantly contribute
as observers should not be listed.”
NABA
publishes a report with lists from all of the counts. The report can be ordered
at the time of the count if you would like to receive a copy. The price is $7
for NABA members and $11 for nonmembers.
Visit the website of
NABA for more info on the count
program.
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July 14 - Manhattan Count, 8am-2:30pm in
Riley County, KS. The count begins near Manhattan at the Manhattan Plant
Materials Center (PMC) at 3800 South 20th Street.
Directions:
From Manhattan: From Ft. Riley Blvd. or Tuttle Creek Blvd. (east side of
Manhattan by Manhattan Town Center Mall) cross the Kansas River Bridge.
Immediately after crossing the bridge, turn right on Riley Co. 901 - McDowell
Creek Road, travel 6.0 miles, turn right on Riley Co. 424. Follow Riley Co. 424,
3 miles north and 1 mile west to the PMC.
From I-70: Travelers on I-70 should exit 307-McDowell Creek Road
Interchange. Eastbound travelers should turn left, westbound travelers should
turn right on Riley Co. 901 - McDowell Creek Road, travel 3.6 miles to west 40th
Avenue, turn left and travel 3 miles north to PMC.
Please Register by July 12. To register, or for more information,
please contact Allen Casey Patrick at 785-539-8761 or
casey@ks.usda.gov. Dress appropriately
and bring a sack lunch, close-focusing binoculars and a camera (if you have
them).
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2010 Calendar
of wildlife-related
organization meetings
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4-5
February - Kansas Natural
Resources Conference combined meeting, Airport Hilton, Wichita KS.
Including the following organizations:
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5-7 February -
Kansas Speleological Society
winter meeting, Kanopolis Lake, Venango KS
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26-27
February -
Kansas Wildlife Federation
annual meeting, Clarion Hotel, Manhattan KS
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9-10
April - Kansas
Academy of Science annual meeting, Washburn University, Topeka KS
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22-24 April -
Southwestern
Association of Naturalists annual meeting, Junction TX
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23-25 April Kansas
Assn. of Teachers of Science [KATS] Kamp, Rock Springs KS
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23-25 April
Kansas Herpetological Society spring
field trip, Fall River Lake, KS
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24 April
Kansas
Entomological Society,
Oklahoma St. University, Stillwater OK
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7-9 May
Kansas Speleological Society
spring meeting, Alabaster Caverns OK
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14-16 May Kansas Ornithological Society
spring meeting, Tipton KS
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4-6 June Kansas
Association of Biology Teachers spring field trip,
eastern Logan Co. KS
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12 June
Symphony in the Flint Hills,
near Bazaar KS
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13 June Konza
Prairie Biological Station prairie wildflower walk @
station headquarters
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11 Sept. Kansas
Association of Biology Teachers annual conference,
U. of Kansas field station, Lawrence
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17-19 Sept. Kansas
Native Plant
Society annual meeting [AWW], Great Bend/Barton Co. KS
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1-3 Oct. Kansas Ornithological Society
annual meeting, Jo. Co. Comm. College, Overland Park KS
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1-3 Oct.
Kansas Herpetological Society fall field trip, Norton County KS
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TBA Oct.
Central Plains Society of
Mammalogists, Iowa State University, Ames IA
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3-6 Nov.
National Assn. of Biology Teachers annual conference, Minneapolis MN
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5-6 Nov.
Kansas Assn. for Conservation & Environmental Education annual meeting,
Salina KS
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5-7Nov .
Kansas Herpetological Society annual meeting, Topeka Zoo, KS
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KANSAS
GEOLOGY FIELD TRIPS
The Kansas Geological Survey formerly led
interesting non-technical field trips to explore Kansas. Although they
have discontinued this service, you can download their trip guidebooks at the GeoKansas web site
and recreate these journeys of discovery on your own! This page also has
links to highlights from some of the past field trips.
- Know of an event that is not listed?
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