It looked like Wichita was joining a popular national trend and getting its first cat cafe last year, but it didn’t happen. Now, there’s a new one planned for the east side.
Wingard’s Market’s Backyard Nature Center and innovative gardening concepts has been selected for the June edition of Garden Center Magazine’s “Spotted” feature. Midlands Housing Alliance (MHA),has announced a new multiphase housing project named Monarch Manor. The new facility will convert a vacant, multi office building complex into affordable housing for senior adults over the age
How you can celebrate Earth Day 2021 across the suburbs
Some Earth Day events incorporate restoration and planting activities. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Show a little love for Mother Nature.
She s always been there to sustain us, and she s been a source of comfort and peace especially during the pandemic, when outdoor pursuits such as gardening, hiking and biking helped keep us sane.
Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, and there are plenty of local events celebrations, concerts, educational programs, cleanups, workdays, recycling to mark the occasion.
Friday, April 16
COD Music Fridays @ Noon: Noon Friday, April 16, online at www.atthemac.org. Alumni Spotlight featuring singer, songwriter, educator Louise Kelly performing her own music as she celebrates Earth Day and shares her story. Free.
Originally published on February 11, 2021 12:54 pm
LAWRENCE, Kansas Raucous chirping tipped me off to the tree full of birds in my front yard last weekend.
I opened the door and peeked out.
House sparrows seemed to be squabbling in our cherry trees. A lone starling sat among them, unperturbed. Somewhere nearby, a tufted titmouse sang an early morning tune.
Ornithologists hope next time you peek out your door, stroll around the block or visit a nearby park, you’ll take note of the birds you see and report them to one of the world’s biggest citizen science projects: eBird. It’s basically scientists crowdsourcing data with help from birdwatchers.
Kansas News Service
Cornell s Merlin app shows one kind of duck you can find migrating through the Lawrence area this time of year.
Half of North America s grassland birds have disappeared since 1970. Other species are declining, too. So scientists want to know what you see near you, whether you spot a pigeon or a peregrine falcon.
LAWRENCE, Kansas Raucous chirping tipped me off to the tree full of birds in my front yard last weekend.
I opened the door and peeked out.
House sparrows seemed to be squabbling in our cherry trees. A lone starling sat among them, unperturbed. Somewhere nearby, a tufted titmouse sang an early morning tune.