Lower Kansas River - WRAPS

05/14/2026

🎯Join Kansas WRAPS and the Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition this June for our FREE event and lunch!🍗

🏆Candy Thomas & Doug Peterson present Grazing Management for Soil Health & Water Quality at 4 different locations all with the same great information. Come get your questions answered by this duo with over 60 years of combined experience & expertise.

🎟️Registration requested by June 9th to ensure lunch for all, but we will welcome you regardless!

To register scan the QR Code, click the below link, or contact Mary Howell at 785-562-8726 or [email protected]

03/31/2026

Interested in diving into your property's soil health? The Kansas Soil Health Alliance is looking for students from Northeast Kansas to match with coaches who will review your soils, goals, and management alongside you.

This free program is hosted through the Kansas Soil Health Alliance is leading a soil health coaching network that is supported through a collaborative agreement with Kansas NRCS and the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts,

The purpose of the coaching network is to match experienced soil health growers with those who are in the early stages of incorporating soil health systems. Through the program, coaches visit each student's farm and are available for one-on-one conversations and Q&A. Additionally, Kansas Soil Health Alliance board members serve as advanced resource specialists to help answer student or coach questions. Other benefits offered include a monthly open-discussion webinar, online discussion portal, and soil health education stipend.

01/28/2026

Nominations (including self-nominations) are now open, closing June 1st, 2026!
Apply at www.sandcountyfoundation.org/ApplyLCA

The Leopold Conservation Award® honors landowners who inspire others through exceptional conservation and stewardship, following Aldo Leopold’s vision of a strong land ethic.

Nominations (including self-nominations) are now open. Apply at www.sandcountyfoundation.org/ApplyLCA

01/20/2026

Save the date for this FREE series!

The days topics range from cover crops varieties, grazing management and weather permitting soil health field observations

Save the Date! The Whole Farm Health series is back for 2026!
🌱6-8 p.m., February 11, 17, & 24
🌱This years workshops cover topics such as: Soil Test Interpretation, Grazing Management (and how it can help your soil), and Regenerative Cropping Systems! Stay tuned for more details and registration information coming very soon.

Douglas County Conservation District KAWS Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams

12/05/2025

We know schedules change on the fly, and though we'd love to get a head count walk-ins are welcome too!

RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/9ea2rrjZAD4jh7FZ7

Information tables include Waste Wool Pellets, Troy Cover Seed, WISE program with the Kansas Water Office, Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks Programs, WRAPS and the Kansas Forest Service.

🌱 Dale Strickler presents soil health & nutrient management with shifting priorities
🙋 Dale & a local producer panel will answer your questions
✍️ Registration info below for this FREE event
🛻 Effingham Kansas, 305 Main St, Effingham, KS 66023
⏰ Doors open at 8:00 AM Workshop wraps up at 1:00 PM
ℹ️ Resource tables will be set up with information
🥞 Breakfast & lunch provided!

Hosted by Lower Kansas River - WRAPS and Doniphan County Conservation District, Atchison County Conservation District, Leavenworth County Conservation District , & Jefferson County Conservation District

12/01/2025

There is still time to register for this FREE event! Stay as long as you like!

Dale Strickler is coming to Atchison County, Friday December 12th!

Come with questions & an appetite, resource tables will be set up to share information, Dale will be taking questions, and a local producer panel will share their experiences with various soil health practices.

Catering provided by Cedar Ridge will offer a full breakfast and boxed lunch options you can take to go or stay for networking! Dessert from Martha's catering will wrap up the day from 1:15- 3:00 PM with a Stakeholder Open meeting.

11/26/2025

🫜 Free event featuring Dale Strickler and a panel of local producers will discuss cover crops, nutrient management, & local resources! 🫜

☕️ Breakfast & lunch options included! 🥪

💡Several information & resource tables will be set up to visit with and learn from as well. ⚒️

⏳ If time allows stick around for the Stakeholder Leadership Team meeting to hear about projects made possible with the WRAPS program.

🍪 Great food and great conversation guaranteed-so please share with your friends!

📝 RSVP by email at [email protected], filling out the below link, or reaching out by phone at (913)327-9617. https://forms.gle/78NBkm5U3MB7fuSm9

04/07/2025

If you missed the Baldwin City Soil Health Workshop collaboration, you are in luck! Dr Jill Clapperton's & Darin Williams recordings are now available on the Hillsdale Lake WRAPS YouTube Channel!

https://www.youtube.com/

Thank you to all the attendees and collaborators who made this informational event possible!

Welcome to the Hillsdale Lake Watershed channel! Here, we explore the vital work of protecting and improving water quality and soil health in the Hillsdale Lake Watershed through the Hillsdale Lake Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Program. From conservation projects and best manag...

03/25/2025

Don't Miss Jay Fuhrer at the Specialty Crop & Urban Ag Soil Health Workshops Tuesday April 8th & Wednesday April 9th. These are offered from 9:30 AM to 2:30PM at the Veranda Venue in Lawrence and Grapes & Grains Farm in Sedgwick County.

Please see the flyer for more details including where to RSVP!