Take a walk in the park with fellow queer, trans, and LGBTQ+ nature lovers to celebrate Pride by getting outside. Meet in the parking lot behind the extension office, where the Riparian Woodland Nature Trail begins.
We're creating Blackout Poetry from published articles about the gender, sex, and sexual diversity that exists in the natural world. 9 am - 3 pm at the Big Gay Market in Riverside Park (while supplies last). Find our booth near the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit, and support the local LGBTQ+ community.
It’s a simple program: you + us + bugs. Grassland Groupies will teach you how to use sweep nets, aerial nets, and other bug-catching tools provided by us. Then we’ll take an informal inventory of whatever arthropods we can find in Pawnee Prairie Park, to gaze in wonder at their little faces and then log […]
Take a walk in the park with fellow queer, trans, and LGBTQ+ nature lovers to celebrate Pride by getting outside. Meet in the parking lot behind the extension office, where the Riparian Woodland Nature Trail begins.
Photographers enjoy nature at a different speed, and this get-together is for you. Bring your photography tool of choice for an instruction-lite meander through Oak Park led by an experienced naturalist. Enhance your observation, your curiosity, and your creativity with a naturalist’s eye for nature focused through a lens. For questions, contact Nicole Brown (nicole@grasslandgroupies.org)
Bring a notebook or sketchbook and a portable art tool of your choice. Walk the trail and pause when something catches your eye to sketch, document, and journal your experiences. Optional: consider bringing a folding stool or chair Gather at the end of the trail to share our journal entries with each other.
Committee meetings are free and open to the public, hosted at the Advanced Learning Library in the Keeney Stevens Board Room on the fourth Tuesday of every month. 6:30-7:30 PM: Public comment period. Community members are welcome to give ideas or feedback on the initiative. 7:00-7:30 PM: Updates and discussion about the project led by […]
Take a walk in the park with fellow queer, trans, and LGBTQ+ nature lovers to celebrate Pride by getting outside. Meet in the parking lot behind the extension office, where the Riparian Woodland Nature Trail begins.
Committee meetings are free and open to the public, hosted at the Advanced Learning Library in the Keeney Stevens Board Room on the fourth Tuesday of every month. 6:30-7:30 PM: Public comment period. Community members are welcome to give ideas or feedback on the initiative. 7:00-7:30 PM: Updates and discussion about the project led by […]
Committee meetings are free and open to the public, hosted at the Advanced Learning Library in the Keeney Stevens Board Room on the fourth Tuesday of every month. 6:30-7:30 PM: Public comment period. Community members are welcome to give ideas or feedback on the initiative. 7:00-7:30 PM: Updates and discussion about the project led by […]
During this volunteer-only committee meeting, volunteers will receive training for the upcoming ICT Bee Fest. This is not open to the public. If you're interested in volunteering for the event, email your interest to Nicole (nicole@grasslandgroupies.org). Volunteers, check your email to verify room info.
Save the date for our third annual ICT Bee Fest. Over 750 visitors enjoyed this free celebration of native bees, butterflies, and other wild pollinators last year, and we're thrilled to be back for another season of celebrating wild bees. Hosted by our partners at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum and the Bee City Wichita Committee, […]
