Manhattan and its surrounding areas have many opportunities to get out and enjoy nature. From exploring walking trails on the Konza prairie, fishing on Tuttle or other surrounding bodies of water. To public land activities such as roping cattle or walking native grass in the hopes of seeing some upland bird activity. My previous blog …
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Newport Beach & Crystal Cove State Park – Sophia Palcic
Over the Thanksgiving break I went to visit my sister, Grace at Law school in Irvine. While I was there, we went walking around the parks on campus and spent the afternoon at the beach together. We went to a beach in the city of Newport Beach, which is public land that it is open …
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Milford Lake –> Jace Goheen
This Thanksgiving break I had an opportunity to travel to Milford Lake in Geary County, near Junction City, Ks. On an uncharacteristically warm November afternoon, my brother and I decided to go fishing at our usual spot. A nice sandy wash inside a cove on the east side of the lake. Coated with driftwood, as …
Hiking the Konza – Nora Bishop
The Konza Prairie Biological Station is a must see location for any outdoor recreationist in Manhattan. It’s a beautiful prairie preserve managed by the Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University. When I went in Early November, the color was beginning to fade from the area. I had been out a few times before earlier in …
Sunny Days in Northwest Kansas-Dallas Gosselin
Blog Entry 2 Sunny Days in Northwest Kansas Outdoor Recreation- Parks and Management Conservation Dallas Gosselin This Thanksgiving break was spent with family, friends, and food. One of my favorite things to do when I am back home is to just spend time on our private land. My dad owns a few acres across southern …
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South Dakota Trip – Zach Smith
In July of 2016, I went on a group trip with the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to the Black Hills National Forest and Badlands National Park. The trip was specifically for geology, but I think harvesting minerals can be outdoor recreation. My mother drove me up to the school from Kansas along …
The Golden State: Santa Monica, CA – Tillie Wheeler
This Thanksgiving break I was blessed to have the opportunity to travel to a place I’d never been, Santa Monica, California. Not going to lie, I was quite hesitant to go. Growing up, I was raised on a farm and went to school in a small town. Big cities were foreign and overwhelming to me, …
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PMC 210: Intro to Outdoor Recreation 