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Splash Into Summer!

We've got lots of fun in store for the summer!

Our current poster is about
things that go "quack"! 

Copies may be picked up free, one per family, when you visit.
Or, they may be mailed to you. 
Here's how to get yours!

A Pocket Guide to Great Plains Shorebirds

This is the fifth in our series of
GPNC Pocket Guides.
Within are species accounts on 38 of the most visible and common shorebirds known from the Great Plains of North America.  

Find out how you can get a copy.

Special features of the GPNC include the Koch Habitat Hall, the Coleman Auditorium, a wildlife observatory, the Owl's Nest Gift Shop, a classroom and an office wing.

We offer many scheduled programs and also host meetings for a variety of local wildlife, outdoors and environmental groups.  Visit our Programs section for that information.

The Region 4 office of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is located in our office wing.  Visit their page on this web site to learn more about their hours, operations and personnel.

Our Goals

1. Provide opportunities to the public to learn about natural resources, especially the wildlife and plant species, of the Great Plains Region.

2. Provide visitors with enjoyable educational experiences that impart the importance of wise stewardship of natural resources and the roles and responsibilities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and the Wichita Department of Park and Recreation.

3. Serve as community resource for conservation and related informational materials, with emphasis on the importance of urban habitats to wildlife and people.

4. Serve as a resource for environmental education with school district, youth organizations, colleges and universities, conservation organizations, and other groups and individuals interested in wildlife and the environment.

5. Provide environmental educational services for and accommodate the physically challenged, senior citizens and other special needs groups.

Our Staff

The Staff of the Great Plains Nature Center is drawn from four different organizations.

Contact Information

Telephone

316-683-5499

FAX

316-688-9555

Postal address

6232 E 29th Street North

Wichita, KS 67220-2200

E-mail

Media contact: Marc Murrell marcm@wp.state.ks.us

School Programs:  Joyce Lent Joyce@gpnc.org

Non-school Programs:  Connie Leger Connie@gpnc.org

Webmaster/General Information: Jim Mason Jim@gpnc.org