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High and Dry
Author Lucas Bessire presents on the history and current state of water on the High Plains.
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Kansas 1972: Only You
Learn about the Kansas roots of Smokey Bear, New Deal public works programs, the environmental movement, and a Rawlins County mural.
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Kansas 1972: Think Globally, Act Locally
Episode 4 of the "Kansas 1972" podcast revisits the fight against a proposed nuclear waste site and efforts to preserve the tallgrass prairie.
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Hotline: "a letter to the wetlands"
Ignacio Carvajal, Ph.D. recites his poem “a letter to the wetlands.”
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Hotline: Reflections on Kansas Buffalo
Teacher and artist José Faus reflects on buffalo through story and his own poetry.
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The Prairie Wetlands: Natural Neighborhoods
The Museum at Prairiefire's wetlands incorporate classic Kansas imagery such as sunflowers, waving wheat, and cottonwood trees. This "natural neighborhood" contrasts with the Overland Park museum's stunning architecture.
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People & Place
The Museum at Prairiefire's wetlands incorporate classic Kansas imagery such as sunflowers, waving wheat, and cottonwood trees. This "natural neighborhood" contrasts with the Overland Park museum's stunning architecture.
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Shifting Course
The Museum at Prairiefire's wetlands incorporate classic Kansas imagery such as sunflowers, waving wheat, and cottonwood trees. This "natural neighborhood" contrasts with the Overland Park museum's stunning architecture.
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Waters of Kansas
The Museum at Prairiefire's wetlands incorporate classic Kansas imagery such as sunflowers, waving wheat, and cottonwood trees. This "natural neighborhood" contrasts with the Overland Park museum's stunning architecture.
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When the Well Runs Dry
The Museum at Prairiefire's wetlands incorporate classic Kansas imagery such as sunflowers, waving wheat, and cottonwood trees. This "natural neighborhood" contrasts with the Overland Park museum's stunning architecture.
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With the Grain
The Museum at Prairiefire's wetlands incorporate classic Kansas imagery such as sunflowers, waving wheat, and cottonwood trees. This "natural neighborhood" contrasts with the Overland Park museum's stunning architecture.
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A Deluge of Things to Do
The Museum at Prairiefire's wetlands incorporate classic Kansas imagery such as sunflowers, waving wheat, and cottonwood trees. This "natural neighborhood" contrasts with the Overland Park museum's stunning architecture.
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Dam, That Took a Long Time
Learn more about the history and difficult development of the Wyandotte County Lake, a lake situated at the northwestern edge of Kansas City, Kansas.
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Crossings: Getting Over, Around, and Through Water in Franklin County
The Marais des Cygnes River meandered through the center of Franklin County, nearly cutting it in half from west to east. Learn about how the Main Street bridge in Ottawa, Kansas, bridged a county and communities.
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Joe Kuska and the Laboratory on the High Plains
In the midst of erratic rainfall, high winds, and extreme temperature shifts of the 20th century, Joe Kuska researched better farming practices in an agricultural experiment center in Colby, Kansas.
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Empty Promises, Empty Riverbeds
In the 1880s, the Gilbert brothers planned to create the Eureka Canal, which would divert water from the Arkansas River through Southwestern Kansas. However, the canal did not produce what the plans promised.
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Look Down to Think Forward
For over a century, water has remained integral to the well-being and culture of Greensburg, Kansas. Learn more about how Greensburg leads the state in energy and environmental development.
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