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The Kansas Geological Survey’s annual Field Conference takes scientists, producers, legislators, and public officials around the state to spark conversation about natural resources.

KPR Commentator Rex Buchanan takes a look at the new book Gathering Strays, by retired English Professor Jim Hoy, who grew up ranching in the Flint Hills.

On a hill near Lawrence, at the Kansas Biological Survey’s field station, researchers are using technology to track migratory birds. And we think it's pretty cool.

Kansas Public Radio is honored to have been recognized as Station of the Year by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters, and to share the accomplishments of our award-winning staff members.

Commentator Rex Buchanan is a writer, author and director emeritus at the Kansas Geological Survey.

A book published nearly 60 years ago put one man in the spotlight and in the hot seat. Scientist Paul Ehrlich wrote the Population Bomb, a controversial work with dire predictions. Commentator Rex Buchanan has a review of Ehrlich's latest work, an autobiography.

Renewable energy sounds like a good idea to most people. But wind and solar power come with a cost. Commentator Rex Buchanan talks about the trade-offs of green energy and why a massive solar project in central Kansas has been put on hold.

On the night of May 25th, 1955, a massive EF-5 tornado tore through the small town of Udall, Kansas, while most of its residents were fast asleep. A new book tells the story of that deadly night. Commentator Rex Buchanan has this review of Without Warning, by Jim Minick.

It was on a lark that we decided to drive from our Denver area homes to Hays, Kan., for the second annual Lek Treks Prairie Chicken Festival put on by Audubon of Kansas (AOK) in mid-April.