Kansas Native Plant Society

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

Join Kansas Association of Arboreta & Botanical Gardens (KAABG) to tour Independence, MO; Unity Village, MO; Powell Gardens; Mahaffie Homestead and Stagecoach stop, Olathe, KS. See Itinerary.

Contact: Dick Weidenbach

Sponsor: KAABG Itinerary (PDF)

This plant sale features hard-to-find native perennials plus classes and tours. Kansas Native Plant Society co-sponsors Dyck Arboretum events. Ask about member's only sale dates; 10% members discount on all days. Admission charge is by donation.

Contact: Arboretum (620) 327-8127

Sponsor: Dyck Arboretum

Meet at the Medicine Lodge High School. Enjoy continental breakfast and slides of flowers we expect to see. Buses will provide transportation. Morning participants will return to the school at noon. Full-day participants will enjoy a delicious lunch and entertainment at a tree-shaded country park. Ride through the beautiful gyp hills to a second site. Refreshments will be served before we return to the school around 3:30pm. Barber Co. Conservation District and Kansas Native Plant Society are co-sponsors. Pre-paid reservations should be sent before May 4th, $8 half-day, $15 full-day. Barber Co Conservation, 800 W. 3rd Ave. Medicine Lodge, KS 67104-8002.

Contact: (620) 886-3721, ext. 3

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

Board the tram for a tour of the prairie with wildflowers and buffalo. There is also a self guided walking tour with flowers flagged. The Refuge is located 6 miles north of Canton, KS.

Contact: (620)-628-4455

Sponsor: Maxwell Wildlife Refuge

Join us for a 2-mile guided hike of Butterfly Hill Trail, an area generally not open to the public. At the peak of wildflower season, visitors often view more than 50 species of native tallgrass prairie plants blooming along the trail. The walk will be co-lead by Dr. Valerie Wright, Kansas Native Plant Society Board Member, and Konza Docents. There is a charge of $7 for those who are not Friends of Konza Prairie members. RSVP required; telephone reservations will be taken beginning May 1, (785) 587-0441.

Contact: Dr. Valerie Wright 785/587-0441

Sponsor: Friends of Konza Prairie

5th Annual Symphony in the Flint Hills will be held deep in the heart of the Flint Hills. Get ready for one of the most beautiful sites on the planet and the adventure of getting there. Enjoy this unique pairing of music and prairie! The vision of this concert is to heighten appreciation and knowledge of the Flint Hills as the last major intact tallgrass prairie on the North American continent and will help focus attention on the Flint Hills of Kansas as a national treasure belonging to all Kansans and as a destination for people beyond our borders. Wildflower tours will be lead by Kansas Native Plant Society volunteers. Featured is an outdoor concert performed by the Kansas City Symphony

Contact: (620) 273-8955

Sponsor: Symphony in the Flint Hills

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

Join the Kansas Native Plant Society (KNPS) and enjoy an evening on Topeka's premiere prairie park. This 80-acre pristine tallgrass prairie contains over 300 plant species. On this tour, you will learn and see the plants and animals of the prairie. Bring a camera because the spring wildflowers will be at their peak. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Children are encouraged to come. Jeff Hansen, wildflower expert, will lead the tour. Directions: Take Topeka Blvd south to the University Blvd intersection (stoplight), take a right. Take University west about half a mile - when the road curves south, you are at the driveway to the park gate. There is a small building at the driveway. Contact Jeff if you plant to attend.

Contact: Jeff Hansen (785) 806-6917

Sponsor: KNPS

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

The University of Northern Iowa will host the 22nd Biennial NAPC. This year's conference is themed Restoring a National Treasure.

Contact: Ryan Welch (319) 273-7957

Sponsor: North American Prairie Conference

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

Board the tram for a tour of the prairie with wildflowers and buffalo. There is also a self guided walking tour with flowers flagged. The Refuge is located 6 miles north of Canton, KS.

Contact: (620)-628-4455

Sponsor: Maxwell Wildlife Refuge

This plant sale features hard-to-find native perennials plus classes and tours. Kansas Native Plant Society co-sponsors Dyck Arboretum events. Ask about member's only sale dates; 10% members discount on all days. Admission charge is by donation.

Contact: Arboretum (620) 327-8127

Sponsor: Dyck Arboretum

Join the National Park Staff and the Kansas Native Plant Society in celebrating the prairie. Interactive displays will include: 1) Wool dyeing with native plants, 2) Edible plants of the prairie, 3) Handmade paper from prairie fibers, and 4) Aromatic plants of the prairie. There will be a slide show on plant identification, a plant identification contest, medicinal plant walks, and wildflower walks. Bring the family; the weekend will be educational and enjoyable for all ages.

Contact: TPNP (620) 273­-8494

Sponsor: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation

Volunteers are needed for prairie maintenance and preservation projects. The Grassland Heritage Foundation Groundhogs meet on the third Saturday of every month except December. Wear appropriate clothing. No special skills or tools needed.

Contact: Frank Norman (785) 691-9748

Sponsor: Grassland Heritage Foundation