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...
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...
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...
PRATT – Throughout recent dangerously cold temperatures and snow, several Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) staff came to the aid of...
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...
PRATT – More than 4,500 birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and mollusks are considered nongame wildlife in Kansas – species that are not...
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...
