Arrival (Sunday): Arrive at Kansas
City International Airport and shuttle to Lawrence, KS, or drive
direcly to Lawrence.
Check in at the Holidome Hotel.
Informal night on the town / group meeting.
direcly to Lawrence.
Check in at the Holidome Hotel.
Informal night on the town / group meeting.
Day 1 (Monday): Orientation
session to include introductions, expectations, and a primer on Kansas
geosciences .
The orientation will introduce the students to the works of local artist Stan Herd.
Driving tour of Eastern Kansas
geology and topography.
Travel to Konza Prairie Biological Station and Manhattan.
Stay at Konza.
The orientation will introduce the students to the works of local artist Stan Herd.
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| 'Xiphactinus' is mowed out of an alfalfa
field. 'Countryside' is a smaller work in a New York lot, done to
be viewed from the tall buildings around. The countryside scene
uses many different plants, including, as purple in the upper corner,
cabbage. Both photos courtesy of stanherd.com |
Travel to Konza Prairie Biological Station and Manhattan.
Stay at Konza.
Day 2 (Tuesday): Entire
day on Konza Prairie Biological Station.
Orientation at headquarters.
Nature walk and ecological observations.
Kings Creek ecology activity.
Bison Drive.
Stay at Konza.
Orientation at headquarters.
Nature walk and ecological observations.
Kings Creek ecology activity.
Bison Drive.
Stay at Konza.
Day 3 (Wednesday):
Drive to The Land Institute, an alternative
agriculture research facility started by
Wes Jackson .
Drive through the Smoky Hills country to the Sternberg Museum in Hays.
Stay in Hays.
Wes Jackson .
Drive through the Smoky Hills country to the Sternberg Museum in Hays.
Stay in Hays.
Day 4 (Thursday): Drive
to Wildcat Canyon for fossil hunting and geoscience activities.
Go to a family farm.
Return to Wildcat Canyon and Castle Rock area to continue fossil hunting and
geoscience activities.
Return to Hays for star viewing.
Go to a family farm.
Return to Wildcat Canyon and Castle Rock area to continue fossil hunting and
geoscience activities.
Return to Hays for star viewing.
Day 5 (Friday): Go
to a house that is designed to work with the elements to conserve fossil fuel.
Go to the shortgrass prairie Smoky Vally Ranch.
Go to Scott City and Lake Scott State Park and the Ogallala outcrops.
Investigate Big Spring at Scott Lake.
Stay in Scott City.
Go to the shortgrass prairie Smoky Vally Ranch.
Go to Scott City and Lake Scott State Park and the Ogallala outcrops.
Investigate Big Spring at Scott Lake.
Stay in Scott City.
Day 6 (Saturday): Drive
to Garden City.
Tour Brookover Feed Yard and Finney Game Refuge sand sage prairie in
Garden City.
Drive to Montezuma and see the Gray County Wind Farm.
Drive to Dodge City.
Tour Brookover Feed Yard and Finney Game Refuge sand sage prairie in
Garden City.
Drive to Montezuma and see the Gray County Wind Farm.
Drive to Dodge City.
Day 7 (Sunday): Drive
to Cheyenne Bottoms.
Drive to Lawrence.
Last Night in Lawrence.
Drive to Lawrence.
Last Night in Lawrence.
