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Birding Hot Spots
Good bird-watching locations in Kansas suggested by "The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hot Spots" by Bob Gress and Pete Janzen, with background paraphrased from the book.
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- Climber prepares to peak in Argentina
- Woman ready for 23,000-foot ‘sufferfest’
- February 8, 2010
- Sandy Brown is no stranger to a challenge.
- Gears of War: Bicycles and mallets collide in Scary Larry Bike Polo
- February 4, 2010
- While most sports enthusiasts will be turning their gaze toward Vancouver next week, they should look no further than their backyards for some intense athletic competition…
- Happy camper: Free State grad camps in 50 states
- October 5, 2009
- When her daughter was just 7 weeks old, Kathi Firns-Hubert and her husband, Barney, fastened the newborn into her car seat and took her camping.
- Hunting: Good for the environment?
- September 21, 2009
- Hunting is a real controversy among environmental advocates. What effect does it have on the environment?
- Mark’s on the Move: Hunters use calls to attract animals
- September 20, 2009
- Sept. 13, Sept. 21 and Oct. 31. They are the dates that avid Kansas hunters have had their sights set on all off-season long.
- Magazine names best river trips
- August 16, 2009
- They’re not the country’s biggest rivers, or the best-known. But National Geographic Adventure is highlighting six wild and scenic rivers in the U.S. ideal for rafting trips.
- Mark’s on the Move: Water-skiing program caters to special-needs children
- August 16, 2009
- The spray on their faces and the warmth of the sun on their skin were just a couple of memorable impressions made Wednesday for several area visually impaired children.
- Fit to ride pain-free
- July 6, 2009
- This is about the time of year more than a few cyclists find the excitement of Bike to Work Week and early-season charity rides replaced by the soreness of overworked knees and shoulders. Long days in the saddle can lead to injuries caused as much by an ill-fitting bike as a lack of cycling fitness.
- Eliminate bagworms before they eliminate your evergreens
- July 6, 2009
- If you have evergreens in your landscape, you are most likely familiar with bagworms. Bagworms are small caterpillars that feed off needles and leaves, stripping plants of their foliage and causing trees and shrubs to die. Bagworms are easily identifiable by the 1-inch to 2-inch spindle-shaped sack they live in.
- Lawrence aiming for world’s largest workout
- June 24, 2009
- Inspired by the ever-growing popularity of Red Dog’s Dog Days, a small group of local health and business leaders working together on a new initiative called LiveWell Lawrence came up with a novel idea: What if Lawrence could set a world record for the largest community workout?
- Armadillos venturing northward — and upward
- June 24, 2009
- Turns out an armadillo’s natural defenses don’t stand up all that well to cars, trucks and SUVs. A suit of armor doesn’t do much good when you jump up to three times your height while standing in the middle of the road.
- Nude hiking buffs ready to shed
- June 20, 2009
- Every year on the first day of summer, a few outdoor enthusiasts nationwide expose virtually all of themselves to insects, scrapes and thorns for the pleasure of bonding with nature au naturel. They call it Naked Hiking Day.
- Wet spring means pests galore
- June 12, 2009
- If those annoying blood-sucking insects haven’t started bugging you yet, get ready. Local health and bug experts expect a larger number of summer insects this year, as compared with last year.
- Nature center’s birds of prey vaccinated
- June 12, 2009
- It was shot day for the birds at Lawrence’s Prairie Park Nature Center. This week, nine of the center’s education birds were vaccinated against West Nile Virus, which can be lethal for many birds.
- Bats to the rescue
- Residents give flying mammals home in exchange for mosquito control
- June 5, 2009
- You might think it would drive the neighbors batty. But the hundreds of bats that swarm from beneath the overhang of Bob Blank’s central Lawrence home each night actually benefit those living around him, Blank said.
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