These informative and comprehensive booklets are published by the Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center and underwritten by Evergy Green Team, Chickadee Checkoff Program, and other generous donors.
Pocket guides are currently only available as pdfs online while the building undergoes construction. Please download a free pocket guide below!


A Pocket Guide to Kansas Mushrooms

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Stream Fishes

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Amphibians, Turtles and Lizards

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Snakes

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Land Snails

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Mussels

A Pocket Guide to Great Plains Shorebirds

A Pocket Guide to Great Plains Waterbirds

A Pocket Guide to Common Kansas Backyard Birds

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Raptors

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Flint Hills Wildflowers and Grasses

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Red Hills Wildflowers

A Pocket Guide to Common Kansas Butterflies

A Pocket Guide to Common Kansas Spiders

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Mammals

A Pocket Guide to Kansas Threatened and Endangered Species
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