The Kansas Environmental Leadership Program is accepting applications for inclusion of the program’s class of 2008.

The program, offered through Kansas State University Research and Extension., aims to include representatives from all facets of Kansas life – such as agriculture, industry and government – and span over both rural and urban communities, said Judy Willingham, program director.

The program focuses on training participants in leadership skills and about water-related issues. The program includes five three-day sessions: Hays, Jan. 9-11; Topeka, Feb. 27-29; Garden City, April 16-18; Independence/Ft. Scott, Aug. 13-15; and Wichita/Hutchinson, Oct. 29-31.

Tuition – which covers meals, lodging, bus trips, activities and materials – is $850.

The deadline for applications is Sept. 15.

To get a form or more information, visit www.oznet.ksu.edu/kelp.

People also may call Willingham, at (785) 532-2936, or Morgan Powell, K-State environmental engineer, at (785) 532-5813.