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The Kansas Land Trust invites you to a Summer Solstice Celebration! Join us at our annual fundraiser event to celebrate the summer solstice with hors d’oeuvres by Bon Bon, local beer by Sandhills Brewing, live music by Old Fangled, and remarks by author Sarah Smarsh! We’ll have a bonfire and solstice activities to celebrate the day! We'll also present the 2024 Kansas Land Trust Friend of Conservation Award to Larry Akin and Linda Renner in honor of our first conserved property, Akin Prairie!

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Join us for the annual Wildflower Walk at Akin Prairie! Kelly Kindscher, Senior Scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey, author of Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie and Medicinal Wild Plant of the Prairie, will lead us through the prairie, sharing knowledge along the way. You might even see the rare threatened species Mead's Milkweed! This is a free event and space is limited!

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Join the Seed Team for a spring seed collection event at Guess Prairie!The Seed Team’s mission is to aid in ecosystem restoration through collaborative seed collection, protecting and sharing the genetic diversity of the remaining 1% of native prairie in Douglas County. All are welcome at Seed Team events, and leaders will be present to guide the seed collection process. Read more about the Seed Team. This event is a perfect way to experience the beauty of the spring prairie in Douglas County!

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Our annual Family Day at Akin Prairie is on Saturday, May 18! This year's event is in partnership with the Seed Team, a collaboration between Native Lands, Bridging the Gap, Haskell Greenhouse, and KLT, which is funded through the Douglas County Natural & Cultural Heritage Conservation Grant. Join us for prairie-focused activities that celebrate this special piece of land! Kids of all ages are welcome! Space is limited for this crowd-favorite event. Sign up today!

POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. We hope to reschedule the Guided Walk with Kansas Native Plant Society to a date in the fall. Thank you for your interest in this event!

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Join us for a walk at the Griffin-Wyrick easement in Riley County. This easement protects native tallgrass prairie in the northern Flint Hills.

This event will be led by Kelly Kindscher (he/him), Senior Scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey, author of Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie and Medicinal Wild Plant of the Prairie. Kelly served as the first director of KLT in 1990!

Learn more about landowners Charlie Griffin and Denise Wyrick, who have generously invited us to visit their land. Read more about how they manage this special piece of prairie and their relationship to conservation.

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Join us at Earles Conservation Easement for a walk celebrating spring! This event is a unique opportunity for visitors to walk the trails and experience the beauty of these special woodlands. Patti Beedles, Conservation Coordinator, will discuss the ephemeral plants that emerge during the first warm days of spring. Patti will be joined by speakers EJ Jamison and Reb Bryant.

EJ Jamison (she/her) is the Northeast District Forester with Kansas Forest Service. During the Earles Easement walk, EJ will share knowledge of reading the forested landscape, tree identification, forest management, and gifts from trees to people and wildlife.

Reb Bryant (they/them) is a PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at KU and a board member of Grassland Heritage Foundation. During the walk, they hope to share more about the importance of soils, identifying conservative prairie plant species, and the role of people in stewardship.

A special thank you to Ralph Earles and his late wife, Roma, for sharing their land with us.

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We're excited to announce another winter walk at Buck Creek! This free, guided walk is located on KLT-protected property in Jefferson County. This land is accessible for seasonal hiking and hunting only by permission from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism.

Our guides, Rex Buchanan (Director Emeritus of Kansas Geological Survey), Lucas DeCicco (Curator of Ornithology at the KU Biodiversity Institute), and Patti Beedles (KLT Conservation Coordinator) will take us through time and space as we explore and observe the exposed cliff face along the rocky edge of Buck Creek.