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Faces of the Great Plains
"Backyard Wildlife"

Our latest educational poster is now available!

It features 27 different species, including mammals, birds, insects, reptiles & amphibians. You may pick up your copy free in our lobby.

Learn more about this and all our previous posters!

Red Hills Wildflowers Pocket Guide A Pocket Guide to
Kansas Stream Fishes

The twelfth in our series of
GPNC Pocket Guides.

This Pocket Guide covers the many varied
and beautiful fishes that live in our
rivers and streams.

Find out how you can get a copy!

Our fourth Kansas Critters book features wetland critters!

Learn how to get a copy!

If you are interested in obtaining a federal Interagency Senior Pass or Interagency Access Pass, they are both available at our Owl's Nest Gift Shop between 10 and 4, Monday-Saturday.
Here's how to get them.
(Payment MUST be by cash or check only:
No credit cards.)

They are also available at Cimarron National Grassland, Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and all Corps of Engineers Project Offices in the
Kansas City District and Tulsa District

The GPNC does NOT distribute the
Annual Pass or the Volunteer Pass.

Birthday Parties for kids at the
Great Plains Nature Center !!

Party ! YAY ! Honk !

Yes! We do Birthday Parties at the GPNC!
Click here for all the details!

The GPNC is a cooperative partnership between:

	United States Department of the Interior - Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
	State of Kansas - Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
	City of Wichita - Department of Park and Recreation
	Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center

Special features of the GPNC include the Koch Habitat Hall, the Coleman Auditorium,
the Bob Gress Wildlife Observatory, the Owl's Nest Gift Shop, a classroom and an office wing.

We are open Monday - Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
There is no admission charge.
We are closed Sundays and Holidays.

Upcoming Holiday closings:
Saturday, December 31

We offer many scheduled programs and also host meetings for a variety of local wildlife, outdoors and environmental groups. Visit our Programs section for that information.

The Region 3 office of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is located in our office wing. Visit their page on this web site to learn more about their hours, operations and personnel.

Our Goals

1. Provide opportunities to the public to learn about natural resources, especially the wildlife and plant species, of the Great Plains Region.

2. Provide visitors with enjoyable educational experiences that impart the importance of wise stewardship of natural resources and the roles and responsibilities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, and the Wichita Department of Park and Recreation.

3. Serve as community resource for conservation and related informational materials, with emphasis on the importance of urban habitats to wildlife and people.

4. Serve as a resource for environmental education with school district, youth organizations, colleges and universities, conservation organizations, and other groups and individuals interested in wildlife and the environment.

5. Provide environmental educational services for and accommodate the physically challenged, senior citizens and other special needs groups.

Our Staff

The Staff of the Great Plains Nature Center is drawn from four different organizations.

STAFF	TITLE	PARENT ORGANIZATION
Jim Mason	Director	City of Wichita
Marc Murrell	Manager	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism
Lori Jones, C.I.G.	Visitor Services	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Alicia Oberg	Naturalist	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Amanda Alessi, C.I.G.	Naturalist	Friends of the GPNC
Rebecca Sellers, C.I.G.	Naturalist	Friends of the GPNC
Rachel Roth, C.I.G.	Naturalist	Friends of the GPNC
Todd Volkmann	Naturalist	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism
Deb Williams, C.I.G.	Naturalist	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism
Mike Leck	Business Manager	Friends of the GPNC
Cassie Standley	Volunteer Coordinator	Friends of the GPNC
Christy Hanne	Gift Shop	Friends of the GPNC
Glynis Honomichl	Gift Shop	Friends of the GPNC
Connie Richardson	Gift Shop	Friends of the GPNC
Breanna Sayers	Americorps	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism

Contact Information

Telephone: 316-683-5499
FAX: 316-688-9555
Postal address: 6232 E 29th Street North; Wichita, KS 67220-2200
E-mail: Media contact: Marc Murrell marc.murrell@ksoutdoors.com; Programs: Amanda Alessi Amanda@gpnc.org; Webmaster/General Information: Jim Mason Jim@gpnc.org

Questions or comments about the website?
Send Email to Jim Mason
Or write us at:
Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220-2200
Call: 316-683-5499
Fax: 316-688-9555