Wetlands Education Center
The Kansas Wetlands Education Center was dedicated April 24 after 15 years of planning. Learn about this valuable new facility here.
Great Bend, KS- Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway- Tourism Clicks in Kansas
cheyenne bottoms & kansas wetlands education center
the view of the bottoms from the parking lot of the wetlands center on a very hot day in august 2017.
Park School Adventures Great Bend, KS 6th Grade Wetlands
6th grade students on a quest for the elusive bug hidden at Cheyenne Bottoms. They will search the zoo found in the muck!
Wings and Wetlands Festival 2011
Plan to attend this year's Kansas birding extravaganza, the Wings and Wetlands Festival at Great Bend, April 29-May1. Details here.
McPherson Valley Wetlands
KDWP has restored about 4,500 acres of wetlands near McPherson since 1989. Learn how this area can provide great duck hunting for early teal.
Great Bend Club Wrestling
Match 2. Jan 2015
Great Bend, KS- GPS Tours- Intro to the Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway
The Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway falls directly in the middle of the Central Migratory Flyway for waterfowl. This Byway provides unlimited opportunties for birders and nature photographers.
Great Bend Protest USD 428
Great Bend High School students protest outside the USD 428 building Feb. 15, 2016. The protest was sparked over claims some of the older members of the swim team sexually assaulted a freshman member of the team on Feb. 6 on the bus return trip from a competition.
18-19 4th Grade End of Year Awards
Lincoln Elementary 2018-2019 4th Grade End of Year Awards
May 14, 2019
Hoisington, Kansas
Sights and Sounds of Cheyenne Bottoms and the KWEC
Curtis Wolf, Site manager of Fort Hays State University's Kansas Wetlands Education Center gives a presentation describing what Cheyenne Bottoms is, some of the interesting wetland birds that stop there, and what you can do at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center.
Cheyenne Bottoms is a Wetland of International Importance and a major stopover for birds migrating along the North American Central Flyway.
The Kansas Wetlands Education Center is a nature center located at Cheyenne Bottoms, where visitors can learn about the wetlands and surrounding area through exhibits, public programs, and knowledgeable staff.
Cheyenne Bottoms
Avian Programs Manager Robert Penner discusses his birding background and the work of The Nature Conservancy at Cheyenne Bottoms.
Bird Specimens 1: What are avian collections good for?
Mark Robbins, from the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute, talks about bird specimens in museums and research collections, from historical and archaeological specimens, to how new technology is allowing unprecedented insight into the data contained within these resources.
Presented by the North American Ornithological Conference (NAOC-V) 2012 and hosted by the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Workshop convener: Ildiko Szabo
Citation for this video series: Szabo, I, K. Bostwick, C. M. Milensky, H. C. Proctor, M. B. Robbins, E. Scholes III, P. W. Trail, J. Wieczorek and D. K. Tan. 2012. NAOC-V workshop: Using and Contributing to Avian Collections Workshop. UBC Beaty Biodiversity Museum YouTube Channel, uploaded 30 January, 2013.
Prairie Wetlands Learning Center
Learn about outdoor education at its best at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center, where students explore nature's classroom year-round. Meet the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's future conservationists.
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Inside the Konza Prairie
Jill Haukos, director of education at the Konza Prairie Biological Station, talks about her own connection to the tallgrass prairie while driving out to pay a visit to some bison on the preserve. Elementary students from Milford, Kansas, also stop by. Jill is one of the individuals being featured in a documentary called Prairie Women: Engaging Women of the Flint Hills.
Cheyenne Bottoms Spring 2010
Spring migration is just around the corner at Kansas' Cheyenne Bottoms. Plan a road trip now.
Wet Work: Youth Wetlands Week Volume 1
Students are given a glimpse into the careers of wetland professionals who are making a difference in Louisiana's unique habitats. The Wet Work Video is broken into sections that highlight different aspects of wetland conservation:
Section 1: Wet Work Explores Coastal Fisheries
Section 2: Wet Work Explores Coastal Marsh Restoration
Section 3: Wet Work Explores Freshwater Wetlands
Curriculum Provided By: Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultual Center, Louisiana 4H, America's WELAND, Louisiana Sea Grant, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program.
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American Bittern at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area
This territorial American bittern responded aggressively to our call-broadcast sequence on a spring trip to Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area near Great Bend, KS.