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Hunt turkeys safely this spring
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Jerry Kane
LINCOLN, Neb. – Spring turkey hunters are eager to get back in the woods each year. They should not be so eager they...
Nature Conservancy Launches Lesser Prairie-Chicken Live Stream
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Topeka, KS Each spring, male lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) face off at sunrise, competing to be selected to mate with awaiting females. The battles involve...
The promise of dry wells
By Duane Schrag
Special to the Rural Messenger
(Last in a series)
“Many individuals are probably unaware of their interest in water, but let water become difficult...
Quivira water rights: resolved – or not?
By Duane Schrag
Special to the Rural Messenger
(Second in a series)
By the time a stream gauge was built in 1973 to measure the amount of...
Longtime negotiations over Quivira water rights land in court
Duane Schrag
Special to the Rural Messenger
(First in a series)
For decades Rattlesnake Creek, which supplies water to Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, has dwindled.
The U.S. Fish...
KDWPT Staff Rescue Fellow Kansans in Emergency Situations
PRATT – Throughout recent dangerously cold temperatures and snow, several Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) staff came to the aid of...
Early spring potatoes
Horticulture News
By: Scott Eckert, Harvey County Extension Agent, Horticulture
I picked up my seed potatoes a few days ago in anticipation for planting them in...
Donate a Portion of Your Tax Return to Support Kansas Wildlife
PRATT – More than 4,500 birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and mollusks are considered nongame wildlife in Kansas – species that are not...
HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS REMAINING 65 AND OVER TO CALL IN AND SCHEDULE VACCINE APPOINTMENT
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Reno County, Kansas – March 3, 2021 –
The Reno County Health Department is asking county residents, who are age 65 and over and have...
How to grow a raised bed vegetable garden
By: Scott Eckert, Harvey County Extension Agent, Horticulture
Why a raised bed to grow vegetables? Poorly draining or compacted soils and physical limitations of the...