Kansas Native Plant Society

Help staff harvest prairie seeds. The seeds will be used to restore bottomland prairie areas at the preserve.

Contact: TAPR (620) 273–8494

Sponsor: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Board the tram for a tour of the prairie with wildflowers and buffalo. There is also a self guided walking tour with flowers flagged. The Refuge is located 6 miles north of Canton, KS.

Contact: (620)-628-4455

Sponsor: Maxwell Wildlife Refuge

This plant sale features hard-to-find native perennials plus classes and tours. Kansas Native Plant Society co-sponsors Dyck Arboretum events. Ask about member's only sale dates; 10% members discount on all days. Admission charge is by donation.

Contact: Arboretum (620) 327-8127

Sponsor: Dyck Arboretum

Join the National Park Staff and the Kansas Native Plant Society in celebrating the prairie. Activities & interactive displays will include: Wool dyeing with native plants, Handmade paper from prairie fibers, Jelly making with wild plums & rose hips, Edible plants of the prairie, Insects of the prairie, Aromatic plants of the prairie, Wildflower Identification Contest, Grass Identification contest, Guided prairie walks, Medicinal plant walks, Bus tours of the prairie, Plant Identification slide show. Bring the family; the weekend will be educational and enjoyable for all ages.

Contact: TPNP (620) 273­-8494

Sponsor: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Details: http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/eventcalendar/events/taprevent26931290.html

Join us in September as we enjoy the blooming wildflowers of the fall! Come face to face with nature's wonders in southeast Kansas. Tucked into the beautiful Osage Cuestas (rolling hills), the landscape is sculpted in rich woodlands and winding rivers. The day starts off with coffee and home baked pastries at Neodesha High School, 1001 N 8th, Neodesha. Next, we depart to the wildflower site where knowledgeable group leaders assist in plant id, historical interpretations, etc. A picnic lunch with cool refreshments will be served. Cost is $10 which includes breakfast, lunch, lanyard & bottled water and transportation to the site. Pre-registration required by Sept 9th.

Contact: Gina Thompson 620-378-2866

Sponsor: Wilson County Conservation District & Auxiliary

Details: http://www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org/documents/WilsonFlyer2010.pdf

The theme of this year’s meeting is “Wetlands, Wildflowers, and Wildlife.” The meeting will be a marvelous opportunity to visit and learn about two of the most significant wetland complexes in all of North America at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Visits to other prairies of interest also are planned. Please contact KNPS for more information.

Contact: KNPS (785) 864-3453

Sponsor: Kansas Native Plant Society

Details: http://www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org/news/2010_annual_event.htm

This year’s festival features writer Wendell Berry among the speakers! Also enjoy art, music, dancing, guided prairie walks, bird watching, children's activities, and food.

Contact: Land Institute (785) 823-5376

Sponsor: The Land Insitute

Details: http://www.landinstitute.org/vnews/display.v/ART/2010/01/29/4b6357f88ae4e

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed. Rescheduled from September 18.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

Featuring guided hikes, hay wagon rides, homestead tours, van tours, exhibits, video, and youth activities, near Manhattan, KS. Presented by K-State Division of Biology, The Nature Conservancy and Friends of Konza Prairie. From I-70, take exit 307 and go northeast on McDowell Creek Road for 4.2 miles to the entrance.

Contact: (785) 587-0441

Details: http://keep.konza.ksu.edu/visit/events.htm

Visit Missouri’s largest remaining tallgrass prairie, at nearly 4,000 acres. Learn about life on the prairie during a day filled with activities and entertainment. Guided wagon rides to view the bison herd will be available, prairie restoration activities, and wildflower gardening plants will be for sale, with advice offered on care. Storytelling and traditional music will fill the air. A bison burger lunch will be available for a small fee. This fun event for young and old is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Overnight camping the night before is allowed and Preregistration is required.

Contact: Prairie State Park (417) 843-6711 or (800) 334-6946

Sponsor: Missouri Department of Conservation

At the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Please join us for this informative event on the Native American tribes of the tallgrass prairie and the role bison played on the tallgrass prairie. A special American Indian program focusing on the history of local tribes, clothing, and cultural stories will be presented at 10:30 a.m. Witness flint knapping demonstrations throughout the day. At 12:30 p.m. learn about the bison.

Contact: TAPR (620) 273–8494

Sponsor: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

This September 26th, we will have local experts guiding and identifying all wildflowers and grasses present on the mixed grass landscape. The event is come and go from 9 am to noon (last expert guided tour starts at 11:00am) with drinks, refreshments, and a free lunch provided. There will be handouts on wildflowers, free native wildflower seed to take home, and other literature on plants and even pollinators! The event will take place rain or shine and is in conjunction with LaSada Sporting Clays and Shooting Service. The day will begin with expert guided tours at 8am and finish with a FREE lunch followed by your chance to shoot sporting clays (for FREE). The tour will take place with the FREE Ladies and Youth shooting days sponsored by the local Pheasants Forever Chapter. Come join all the fun!

Contact: Stacie Minson 785-650-1282

Sponsor: BCMSHR WRAPS

Details: http://www.mykansaswatershed.com/wildflower

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

At the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Come out for the Prairie Harvest Festival and watch historic demonstrations or take a hayrack ride through the prairie. Enjoy an old-fashioned harvest festival as living history characters get ready for winter. Cider making, hay rack rides, live music, blacksmithing, and pumpkin carving from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Barn dance from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. with the Tallgrass Express String Band. Refreshments served.

Contact: TAPR (620) 273–8494

Sponsor: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Theme: Opportunities and constraints in managing for heterogeneity on privately owned ranches.
Wednesday, October 20 - Hotel, Bartlesville. 1 to 5 p.m. presentations (focused on the theme). 5 to 7 p.m. social and posters (on any related topic).
Thursday, October 21 - Bus Tour of Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Interpretation and Q&A led by Bob Hamilton. Discussion/presentation by adjacent ranchers about their first experiences with leaving portions of a pasture unburned-effects on cattle performance and wildlife. 5 p.m. Social event and barbeque at the Preserve Headquarters.
Friday, October 22 - Hotel, Bartlesville. Concurrent sessions 8 tonoon: (1) Rancher focus group with OSU facilitator to assess rancher attitudes and perceptions about heterogeneity management; (2) Continued participant presentations and/or round-robin discussion of PBWG issues.
Note: Invited ranchers will be able to apply for travel scholarships through OSU to attend the meeting.

Contact: Bob Hamilton 918-287-4803

Sponsor: Oklahoma Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

Help clear bush honeysuckle from the woods along Shunga Creek. We are going to clear an area of the woods of the honeysuckle and other invasives to allow the native species to flourish. The natives are barely hanging on because of the honeysuckle. The area we will be working is adjacent to the bridge at Gage & Shunga Creek. Parking is at the Tennis Courts off of Gage Blvd. Wear boots, leather gloves, long sleeves and pants. Bring a lopper or pruning saw. If you don't want to cut, you can spray the cut stumps. The City of Topeka will be supplying herbicde to treat the cut stumps to ensure the honeysuckle doesn't regrow. Felker Park is a park in Topeka that is off Gage Blvd adjacent to Shunga Creek. Please RSVP if you will be attending.

Contact: Jeff Hansen 785 806 6917

Sponsor: Kansas Native Plant Society

Join us for our biggest restoration event of the year as we battle the dread shrub honeysuckle that threatens Kansas City's beautiful wild places on several sites at once. This is a GREAT group workday! To register or for more information contact Linda.

Contact: Linda Lehrbaum (816) 561-1061, ext. 116

Sponsor: Kansas City WildLands

Details: http://www.kcwildlands.org/egap.php?id=233

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

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