Update 6/17/25, @ 11 AM: Due to flood warnings and predicted continuing rain tonight, we will NOT be meeting. 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, […]
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.
Each season, walk the same park trail with your nature journal to observe how the natural world has changed. Write, sketch, paint, or diagram the new sights at each stop along the trail. Practice new journaling techniques and build a deep connection with the nature around you. Recommended to bring a portable chair or stool […]
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.
During Monarch Migration, we can hunt butterflies for science! Learn how to net butterflies like a pro, identify your finds, check them for tags, watch a tagging demo, and chat with butterfly nerds all about the monarch life cycle and migration. Some of the butterflies will be retained for ICT Bee Fest on September 27, […]
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, […]
Each season, walk the same park trail with your nature journal to observe how the natural world has changed. Write, sketch, paint, or diagram the new sights at each stop along the trail. Practice new journaling techniques and build a deep connection with the nature around you. Recommended to bring a portable chair or stool […]
This will mark the last committee meeting of 2025! We take a break during November and December and will pick up again in January 2026. 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: […]
