The Importance of Birding to Wildlife Conservation by Destiny Flemons. Destiny Flemons is Wichita's new Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist for Pheasants and Quail. Her birding journey grew exponentially after taking Ornithology at her Alma Mater, Mississippi State University. She continues to network with communities and stakeholders hoping to bridge the gap between humans and wildlife. Destiny's passion …

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Beyond Birding: The Fun and Importance of 'Bugwatching’ by Eric Eaton. If birds are everywhere, insects are everywhere-er-er. In this age of insect decline, it is more urgent than ever to make observations of insects, share them with scientists, and act to reduce the impacts causing a reduction in biodiversity. Doing so can be challenging, …

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To Attract Wildlife to your Landscape, Flowers are Necessary—but not Sufficient by Dennice Craig. We are beginning to realize that North American wildlife is in deep trouble. Most don’t know that backyard gardeners might be the solution to what is hurting wildlife. We humans, in mass, have taken their ‘paradise’ and made it into a …

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Chile – Birds, Mammals and Landscapes of Patagonia by Bob Gress. Patagonia refers to the southern tip of South America and includes parts of both Argentina and Chile.  In November of 2023 a group of 10 Kansans explored the Chile portion of Patagonia in search of birds, mammals, and landscapes of the southern tip of …

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Welcome (back) to Cheyenne Bottoms and the Kansas Wetlands Education Center by Curtis Wolf. Many people in the hunting and birding communities are very familiar with Cheyenne Bottoms as a must-see destination for their trades.  However, many others know very little about the awesome wetland resource that lies right here in Central Kansas.  Did you …

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Bird Distributions in Kansas: Dynamic or Stable?  By Chuck Otte.   Chuck will explain the history of the Kansas checklist project and show some of the patterns we are seeing in bird occurrence within Kansas, as well discuss how eBird is impacting our knowledge of bird distributions. Chuck Otte is recently retired from a career …

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Title to be Announced by Elizabeth Walker. Liz Walker is the Director of Chaplin Nature Center. Programs will not be live-streamed this year, but you can see recordings after the live program on Youtube.

Join us for our annual potluck dinner. Bring a dish to share, we'll provide drinks. There is no program planned - just visiting and catching up.