Picnic
Great Plains Nature Center 6232 E 29th St N, Wichita, KSJoin us at the Great Plains Nature Center for our annual pot-luck dinner. Dinner will be followed by a short, fun program. Bring a dish to share and your own service.
Free
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2nd Saturday Bird Walk
Great Plains Nature Center 6232 E 29th St N, Wichita, KSBring your binoculars and discover the birds that visit and live in Chisholm Creek Park. No birding experience is needed. Expect 1–2 miles of walking on paved paths. The walk will last about 90 minutes. Meet at the Great Plains Nature Center parking lot and practice social distancing!
Free
2nd Saturday Bird Walk
Great Plains Nature Center 6232 E 29th St N, Wichita, KSBring your binoculars and discover the birds that visit and live in Chisholm Creek Park. No birding experience is needed. Expect 1–2 miles of walking on paved paths. The walk will last about 90 minutes. Meet at the Great Plains Nature Center parking lot.
Quivira/Cheyenne Bottoms Field Trip
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 1434 NE 80th St, Stafford, KSMeet at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge headquarters and bring a lunch. This is prime migration time for shorebirds at these nationally renowned locations. Contact the leader for carpool information.
Free
Program Meeting – “The History of Riverside Zoos,” by Todd Volkmann
Todd Volkmann, current Exhibit Caretaker at the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit (KWE) in Riverside Park and a former naturalist of the Great Plains Nature Center, will present on the KWE and the storied days of the Wichita Zoo era. There has been an animal exhibit of some kind in Riverside Park for over 100 years. The …
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Free
Monarch Tagging Nature Day
Chaplin Nature Center 27814 27th Dr, Arkansas City, KSDon’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to participate in the monarch butterfly migration. Families can learn about this unique migration and participate in on-going monarch research by helping to capture and tag them as they migrate through Kansas. Guided nature hikes to the Arkansas River, live reptiles and a seldom seen bird egg collection are all …
Free
2nd Saturday Bird Walk
Great Plains Nature Center 6232 E 29th St N, Wichita, KSBring your binoculars and discover the birds that visit and live in Chisholm Creek Park. No birding experience is needed. Expect 1–2 miles of walking on paved paths. The walk will last about 90 minutes. Meet at the Great Plains Nature Center parking lot.
Chisholm Creek Park Cleanup
Great Plains Nature Center 6232 E 29th St N, Wichita, KSJoin us after the second Saturday bird walk to collect trash and keep our adopted park looking nice. Bring gloves, we'll provide trash bags, along with coffee and donuts. Meet in the GPNC parking lot.
Free
Chaplin Moon Walk/Run (2K+)
Chaplin Nature Center 27814 27th Dr, Arkansas City, KSThis 2k plus walk or run will take place along the edge of the Center’s tall grass prairie trail. Along the trail, stations will award glow sticks to those who choose to stop, and answer moon or nature questions related to the night. If you plan on running the trail be sure to bring a …