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David Traylor Zoo joins new statewide zoo passport program
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (189+ words) Kansas residents can take part in the new Ka ZOO Wild Adventure Passport program, a collaborative initiative among the seven Association of Zoos & Aquariums-accredited zoos in Kansas. The program encourages guests to visit all seven participating zoos while highlighting wildlife…...
Party for the Planet draws families to David Traylor Zoo for day of conservation learning
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (343+ words) Hundreds gathered Saturday evening for "The Taste," an annua" A volunteer teaches Oliver Engelken how to make a birdfeeder. Slather peanut butter on a toilet roll tube, then roll it in bird seed. Holes were punched out to insert twigs…...
ESU's PAROC earns statewide conservation education award
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) Emporia State University's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center (PAROC) has received an award for "outstanding innovation, leadership and achievement" in the environmental education field. The Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) announced recipients of the 2026 Excellence in…...
Songs of the Flint Hills
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (371+ words) Watershed Lake Part I: Winter Ride I lean up and rock back to the rhythm of my horse's last long strides pulling us up the hill, the iced air shocking and energizing as we reach the top of the rise. We…...