Herds of bison and elk, two species native to Kansas grasslands, live at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge. Because the refuge can only ...

Invasive species. Wild mushrooms. Plants that people might think of as weeds. It may seem “taboo or off-limits” at first to ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has appointed Conner O’Flannagan as the new director of Kansas State Parks, succeeding longtime leader Linda Lanterman. O’Flannagan ...

National parks are ranked by closest straight line distance, measured from representative points in Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area and each national park. Estimated driving times are from Here and are ...

Kansas wildlife staff and local law enforcement recently teamed up to help locate a lost hunter in Osage County. Kansas game ...

A man was found trapped early Tuesday morning after Officials on the Melvern Wildlife Area received a report involving a past-due hunter, Kansas Wildlife & Parks said on Facebook.

Portable toilets set on fire. Bathroom sinks shattered. Copper wires ripped out. Graffiti spray-painted on doors and benches. Those are a few examples of a wave of summer vandalism seen across Kansas ...

Today, the country’s 63 national parks contain at least 247 species of endangered or threatened plants and animals, more than 75,000 archaeological sites, and 18,000 miles of trails. Stacker compiled ...