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Kelly Kindscher, a Kansas Land Trust founder and professor of environmental studies at the University of Kansas, will lead a wildflower walk next month for peop
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The University of Kansas appears on the horizon looking north Thursday, May 6, 2021, from Wells Overlook Park.
Those who climb the stairs of the wooden tower at Wells Overlook Park currently look out across picturesque farmland and open space, and county leaders say that’s a view worth preserving.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to approve $200,000 in grants as part of the 2021 Natural & Cultural Grant Program. The largest grant, for about $60,000, will go toward conserving Wells Farm, a 135-acre farm that surrounds Wells Overlook Park.
Commissioner Patrick Kelly said he thought using part of the grant funding to preserve green space was an appropriate use.