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Hotline: Christmas Bird Count
Kim Perez of Fort Hays State University tells the story of how the annual Christmas Bird Count got its start in 1901 and how this conservation effort continues today on the Humanities Hotline.
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Sustaining Healthy Communities One Meal at a Time
On a recent warm July night, farmers, community members, scholars, and advocates came together in Emporia to think about the future of food and climate change.
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![The construction of Wyandotte County Lake Dam, circa 1938](/assets/images/NoCrop_345x345/771d42dfd95d4f67a7fb79c409668245.jpg)
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Joe Kuska and the Laboratory on the High Plains
In the midst of erratic rainfall, high winds, and extreme temperature shifts of the 20th century, Joe Kuska researched better farming practices in an agricultural experiment center in Colby, Kansas.
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