Enrollment limited to 25. Explore the Flint Hills environment and learn about its animal and human habitats, species adaptability and demographics. Topics will include prairie ecology, stream habitat, agriculture, ranching, wildlife management, invasive plants, watersheds, and the geologic history of northeast Kansas. Participation is encouraged by teachers, community leaders, and others interested in getting to know the natural world through hands-on, interdisciplinary studies.
Lodging is available.
Look ahead ten years. Continuing challenges will tax our teachers in preparing our youth with abilities to deal with them. Failure to rethink our strategies and way of doing things will leave us working harder, rather than learning how to work smarter. Participants will have an opportunity to examine the composition, structure, and ecology of the prairies, woodlands, ponds and streams of Chisholm Park and nearby natural environments. Classroom and field activities will demonstrate methods of measuring habitat quality and interpreting the results for students.