Spring Break at the Great Plains Nature Center
The Great Plains Nature Center (KDWP, CoW, FGPNC, USFWS) GPNC Spring Break Event is a four day event focusing on Kansas animal groups this year. 3/16 Reptiles, 3/17 mammals, 3/18 […]
The Great Plains Nature Center (KDWP, CoW, FGPNC, USFWS) GPNC Spring Break Event is a four day event focusing on Kansas animal groups this year. 3/16 Reptiles, 3/17 mammals, 3/18 […]
Environmental Education, Fishing, Boating, Camping & Survival Local Sponsors: KDWP, NRCS Office
Fishing Tackle Loaner Local Sponsors: Cops n Bobbes and Johnson County Parks and Recreation
We offer outdoor skills: archery, BB Gun shooting, slingshots, boating, climbing, hiking, fishing, campfire cooking, outdoor games, and educational booths for learning about nature and animals as well as how to perform hands only CPR. Local Sponsors: Cops N Bobbers, Johnson County Extension Master Naturalists, Northwest Consolidated Fire District, Johnson County Parks and Recreation District
All events include outdoor-related activities: Arts & crafts, archery, disc golf, BB guns, .22 shoot, trap shoot, barrel train rides, sand castle petition, fishing derby, geocaching, corn dog, trail mix snack. Local Sponsors: Meade County Sheriff, Fire, EMS Meade Thriftway, Alliance Ag & Grain, Love's, J&R Sand
Fishing, skeet, archery, kites, emergency vehicles, lunch
Outdoor games, archery, .22 rifle shooting, Game Wardens, Police, Fire Department, EMS, multiple educations demonstrations and prize giveaways. Local Sponsors: Freddy's, Spangles, Casey's, Walmart, OnX hunt, Bug-A-Salt
Archery, track casting, skins and skulls, owl pellets, fishing, live animals, Police Department, Fire Department, O.K. Kids bingo cards. Local Sponsors: Mission Police Department, Fire Department,
Fishing Tackle Loaner Local Sponsors: Cops n Bobbes and City of Merriam
Youth Fishing Tournament; biggest fish caught, smallest fish caught, most fish caught, longest fish caught. Local Sponsors: Milford State Park Camp Host & Volunteers, Geary County CVB, Milford Fisheries Biologist
The Turkey Creek Festival is an annual tradition in Merriam. It is a day full of entertainment that feature. Free kids' activities, live music, arts/crafts, 5k walk/run, inflatables, food trucks, kids fishing day and much more.
When people arrive, they sign up for the drawing. If they do not have their own pole we provide them with one to use during the event and we give them worms. After fishing for an hour - 2 hours and we show how to tie knots, and other learning opportunities, we serve a hotdog, […]