Day 2 will be spent entirely on the Konza Prairie Biological
Station doing the activities outlined for the
One Day Field Trip.
One Day Field Trip.
| 7:30 - 8:15 |
Breakfast |
| 8:15 - 9:00 |
Meet the Environmental Educator
who will be with the group. Watch a video in the visitors' center
that will explain some of the LTER research at Konza. |
| 9:00 - 12:00 |
Go on the three mile nature walk and do activities
related to prairie geology, ecology etc. |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Picnic on the Prairie at Kings Creek
(pre-arranged with docent) and clean up |
| 1:00 - 4:00 |
Stream
activities at Kings Creek and return to headquarters. |
| 4:00 - 5:00 |
Observe
buffalo at the corral at headquarters, and take a bus ride through
the buffalo enclosure of the research station. Return and have discussions
with any LTER scientists present. |
| 5:00 -9:00 |
Clean-up and go to Manhattan for
the evening meal and exploration. |
| 9:00-?? |
Return to the Konza for a star party |
The motto for the State of Kansas is "Ad Astera
Per Aspera", meaning "To the stars through difficulty".
The pioneers who made this motto did indeed have many difficulties, but finding the stars was not one of them. There is usually excellent viewing at the Konza. Some of the activities will include:
The pioneers who made this motto did indeed have many difficulties, but finding the stars was not one of them. There is usually excellent viewing at the Konza. Some of the activities will include:
- Finding Polaris and determining an approximate latitude for the Konza.
- Identifying at least three constellations. Scorpio is excellent late at night in the south.
- Using a star chart to find planets and other features. Download Here.
- Making binocular observations of features on the star chart.
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| "Oh give me a home..." |
"...where the buffalo roam..." |
| Bison images courtesy of |
Konza Prairie LTER web
site |
