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At Tuttle Creek State Park, Manhattan locals piled into 315 kayaks, canoes and other aquatic vessels to sail along the lake located near Tuttle Creek Dam on Saturday.
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Effects of this year’s budget cuts lie in the hands of division leaders RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN
As a result of the Kansas Board of Regents’ decision to keep tuition flat for in-state undergraduate students, budget cuts will reach nearly every corner of Kansas State. Whether and how students feel the effects of those cuts is up to division leaders. The proposal that was originally brought before the board in May requested a 3.1 percent increase for all students except for Veterinary Medicine tuition, which opted to not increase its tuition. However, the board asked K-State and other universities proposing tuition increases to rework their proposals in consideration of restored funding from the state. This funding restored $6.5 million dollars to state universities from the funding cuts of fiscal year 2017, provided the board with a $15.7 million grant to distribute to universities and provided universities more than $10 million for employee pay adjustments. In June, K-State returned to the board with a tuition proposal to increase tuition
by a rate of 1.5 percent for undergraduate and graduate students, resident and non-resident. In reworking the proposal, budget callbacks were made university-wide. These cuts came in at 3.9 percent for colleges and 4 percent for administrative units, provost Charles Taber said. Whether students feel the effects of these budget cuts is up to division leaders. “I would say in this year, we’ve done everything we can to protect student-facing services,” Taber said. “Where students may feel these effects is, if you think about how a college ... is going to deal with a 3.9 percent budget cut. They may have to reduce their support for instructional faculty, obviously not tenure-track, but other folks who may be teaching course sections and, I don’t know if this is the case, but you could see some reduced offerings in some of the colleges because of that.” Another option that colleges may opt to decrease spending with is reducing support for graduate students. In June, however, the board decided to hold tuition
flat for resident undergraduate students at all state universities. To adjust for the $1.8 million in lost tuition revenue as a result of the board’s decision, Taber said the university has made further budget reductions targeting specific units. “What we ultimately decided to do was instead of spreading the pain that we would do targeted reductions,” Taber said. “So, we targeted several units that we believe, at least in the short run, can survive these cuts.” These units include the Polytechnic, Olathe and Global campuses, K-State Research and Extension, Veterinary Medicine and the Institute for Commercialization, which is an economic development project dedicated technology-based enterprises. “Now, the specifics of how they will react to those cuts is not — I’m not micromanaging that,” Taber said. “It’s up to the leaders in all those areas. They’ll have to make decisions about how they’ll deal with those cuts.” In making targeted budget cuts to these units, the university has tried to protect student-facing services, schol-
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Anderson Hall stands tall on the Kansas State campus as leaves begin to fall on Oct. 23, 2018.
arships, staff and faculty salaries and benefits and strategic enrollment initiatives. “We are prioritizing investment in new enrollment management strategies, the lifeblood of our university,” reads a letter from university president Richard Myers that was published in the July 1 edition of K-State Today. This includes $2.1 million for a “revamped” scholarship program, $1.3 million for “accelerated marketing efforts” and recruiters in out-of-state markets supported by “robust” marketing campaigns. Taber said he does not think the 1.5 percent increase that the board allowed for non-resident undergraduates will affect out-of-state recruitment or enrollment very much due to the adjusted tuition policy rolled out last spring, which offers students from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas tuition at 150 percent of what resident students pay. In addition to the five new states, K-State offers the same discounted tuition rate to nine other states as part of the Midwest Student Exchange Program. Since in-state tuition is not increasing this year, neither will tuition for students from those states. However, as a land grant institution, the effects of these budget cuts may reach farther than K-State campuses and students, said Ethan Erickson, K-State’s chief financial officer and director of budget planning. “We provide services not just to educate our students here on this campus, but we provide research and extension support to Kansas families, farmers, communities and so we have to adjust all of that next year, and prudently so,” Erickson said. “So, a lot of people, not just across Manhattan, not just the students, a lot of people across Kansas are going to feel the impact.” Taber and Erickson said the board’s reasoning to hold resident undergraduate tuition flat while increasing tuition for
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graduate students and non-resident undergraduates combined two factors. One was a desire to keep tuition rates lower for resident students. “When we first presented our 3.1 percent plan, the Board asked me why weren’t we increasing this more on out-ofstate students,” Taber said. “I think it’s tied up in the belief that we’re serving residents primarily and that should be our focus rather than out of state students.” Taber also explained the board’s reasoning behind allowing a tuition increase for graduate students, saying there is a belief that graduate students are more poised for professional jobs in the future with higher earning potential. The second factor driving the board’s decision was a read of the political landscape. “Their belief is that there really is a connection between the restoration of funds by the legislature and the governor and a reduction in tuition and
the hope that next year, which we’re completely on board with this, that we’ll be able to get more dollars back from the state next year,” Taber said.
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Little Apple Paddle offers unique, fun experience despite not breaking world record as projected this year REBECCA VRBAS THE COLLEGIAN
Saturday morning saw the 5th Annual Little Apple Paddle, an attempt to break a Guinness World Record hosted by Manhattan Parks and Recreation, and I got to be a part of it. This was my second year registering, and my hopes of getting to participate in breaking a world record — for the longest parade of canoes and kayaks — were as high as the water levels recently. I wasn’t there for the first year, but Parks and Rec special event supervisor Ryan McKee was. “The first year we were hoping for 50 people to show up and do it, and we had over a hundred,” McKee said. Just four years later, Saturday’s paddle had over 400 people register.
The rapid growth of Little Apple Paddle in five short years is a testament to the special quality of the event, attracting people from across the state to get together and appreciate the beauty of Manhattan’s nearby waterways. This year had an additional level of camaraderie due to the common goal of breaking a world record. Beyond the fellowship among participants, the paddle entails the collaboration of many organizations and businesses around Manhattan, including Cox Bros. BBQ, Friends of Tuttle Creek State Park, Friends of the Kaw, Pathfinder, Fort Riley Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Manhattan Fire Department, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Guard, KSU Recreational Services and Visit Manhattan. The morning of the event, the anticipation heightened steadi-
ly as the sun rose in the sky, the waterfront abuzz as the time came for everyone to bring their boats into the water to begin the route. On the water, the paddle offers a truly unique experience, an unprecedented combination of serenity and community. The event takes kayaking/canoeing, a normally isolated experience, and transforms it into a social activity, with more than 300 boats gliding across the water navigating amongst each other. A notably shorter route this year, the circuit around Tuttle Creek River Pond offered just enough water time to get a healthy amount of exercise without a regrettable sunburn. Despite a prolonged game of bumper boats towards the end, where boats had to condense into a single file parade-fashion, crossing the finish line with the cameras rolling was a moment of pure fun.
Police presence at Pillsbury rises in response to local concern REBECCA VRBAS THE COLLEGIAN
Pillsbury Crossing is an iconic local natural feature that holds a special place in the hearts of many people in the Manhattan area. “I’ve always enjoyed Pillsbury due to its simplicity. Nature and water, doesn’t get much better than that,” said Sean Arnold, a Manhattan resident who has been visiting Pillsbury for more than 20 years. At the beginning of the month, the Riley County Police Department announced its intent to increase its presence and enforcement in the area out of safety concerns to help prevent speeding, unlawful drinking and criminal damage to property. In their social media posts, RCPD also reminded people that swimming, alcohol and parking outside of designated areas is un-
lawful. Naturally, many people fervently responded on social media, both in favor and against it. Criticism ranged from the authority of government to police a natural body of water, to whether the police department is making the best use of its resources. Moreover, many people expressed ignorance to the fact that swimming is against regulations for the area in the first place. “A lot of people were under the impression that this is something new, but this is not new,” Hali Rowland, RCPD public information officer, said. “These laws have been in place for a long time.” Conversely, a number of people voiced their support for increased enforcement, citing instances of dangerous activities at the popular nature spot. “There has always been issues at Pillsbury, that’s nothing new,” Arnold said. “What is dif-
ferent now, compared to 20 years ago, is the lack of respect for everyone else in the area.” Arnold said the last two times he’s been to Pillsbury he has witnessed illegal behavior such as reckless driving and littering. Rowland said that the RCPD’s increased enforcement was in direct response to citizens’ concerns. “[In the past year] we had 144 citizen-generated calls for service,” Rowland said. “Our citizens are calling us frequently because of problems they see in that area.” John Ford, 1st District Riley County commissioner and 32-year resident of the county, said he has received three Pillsbury-area related complaints in the past month.
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Unfortunately, the parade fell just 12 boats short of breaking the world record, despite having enough people registered to break the record. While I was hoping to be able to report our community breaking a Guinness World Record this weekend and to check that off my bucket list, it was nonetheless an enjoyable, energizing experience. It remains to be seen whether the paddle next year will resume its previous route from Manhattan to St. George, which was changed due to recent flooding concerns, or stick with this year’s location at Tuttle Creek River Pond. McKee said the event will potentially make another attempt at the world record in the future. For anyone interested in kayaking opportunities that doesn’t want to wait until next year, an evening “Glow Paddle” is in the works for Oct. 12, McKee said.
McKee said the best part of organizing the Little Apple Paddle is seeing what it does for people. “I think there’s a sense of accomplishment, there’s a sense of togetherness,” McKee said. “The best thing about it is that it includes everybody: families and kids and adults and senior citizens. ... Everybody can go out and enjoy it and have a sense of the outdoors and just enjoy it.” I couldn’t agree more, and can’t wait to see what the future holds for the annual Little Apple Paddle. Rebecca Vrbas is junior in journalism and mass communications. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.
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At Tuttle Creek State Park, 315 kayaks, canoes and other vessels sailed along the lake located near the Tuttle Creek Dam on Saturday.
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High school journalists learn, share summertime fun at CMG’s publications workshop DENE DRYDEN RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN
Nothing shouts “camp” more like tennis shoes, shorts and bright bandanas adorning ponytails, wrists and bags. Throw cameras and notepads into the mix and the scene is set for this year’s Flint Hills Publications Workshop at Kansas State. From Sunday through Tuesday, sixty high school students from nineteen different schools convened on campus to learn more about the world of media and journalism. Six high school journalism advisers from three states also attended the three-day workshop to develop their skills as educators. “This is the largest group that we’ve had in probably at least the last five years,” John Walter, assistant director of Collegian Media Group, said. “So we’ve seen a big jump in interest and students who want to come and improve their journalism skills.” Students learned about specific focuses in journalism through their chosen tracks: storytelling, leadership, photojournalism, sports reporting, drone/video and visual communications/design. Time spent in workshops was interspersed with
fun activities like bowling, a water balloon fight and an ice cream social. Katelyn Foster, a writer and editor for the Horizon yearbook at Blue Valley Northwest High School, attended the workshop as part of the storytelling track. Over the course of three days, Foster and her classmates in the track wrote three full articles, reviewing and cementing the fundamentals of what makes a story strong. “It was a good refresher for me to be able to take that to my staff to teach all the new people,” Foster said. Foster also won the title of MVP among her peers in her track. On Monday, KCTV5 News reporter and K-State alumna Caroline Sweeney presented the camp’s first keynote speech, in which she shared the steps for how students can get their feet wet and try new things in journalism. One place to start: try to write a story about a topic that interests you. “So when I think about the story that I want to pitch at KCTV5, I think about what interests me, what makes me want to asks questions, what makes me want to know more, and what makes me go, ‘Wait, what?’” Sweeney said. “’What did she just say? What was that thing I
just saw?’ ... Mostly because, in this day and age, that’s what people want. They want things that make them think a little bit.” From an axe-throwing woman’s close call to a dog rescuer who stole her car back from a thief, Sweeney shared several stories that go beyond typical news coverage. As Sweeney relayed in snack terms to the students, the fun, fluffy stories are like Reese’s, but sometimes you need to snack on the granola, too: stories with importance, like skyrocketing taxes in Jackson County, Missouri. But where should aspiring journalists start when they are following a story? Sweeney’s advice: Find a character. “Find your character, find the thing or the person that the story’s going to center around,” Sweeney said. “Get that done first, interview them, find those sound bites, find what makes them interesting and and then everything will kind of pull out from there.” During the closing remarks and awards ceremony on Tuesday, Steven Smethers, interim director for the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, invited the students to return to K-State. “One of the things that I want to ask you is to not let this be the last that we see of you,” Smethers said. Rachel Hogan COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP
John Walter, assistant director of the Collegian Media Group, thanks the advisers and students from high schools across Kansas for attending the Flint Hills Publication Workshop during his closing remarks in Kedzie Hall on Tuesday, July 16. The workshop is an annual event focused on preparing high school students for careers in journalism and related fields.
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Pillsbury Crossing is a popular scenic area, but recently the Riley County Police Department has increased its presence around the location due to an increase in visitors swimming illegally.
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“[Pillsbury] is one of the things that makes the Manhattan area awesome, but we have to maintain a certain level of public safety, and I think we’re getting to the point where this is kind of becoming dangerous for the people residing in the area,” Ford said. “It may be one thing to have one resident out there that’s concerned … sometimes some people will overreact, but it’s another thing when there are several. “It isn’t just what’s going on at the Pillsbury site itself, it’s people driving recklessly to and from the area,” Ford continued, adding that he thinks the RCPD is making the right call. “I’m not concerned with everyone who’s going to be angry about restricting it, I’d rather have that than someone complaining [than] not doing anything about it and have someone get killed.” Such an occurrence is far from a dramatization, as many people have lost their lives over
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the years due to accidents involving Pillsbury Crossing. Ford, who graduated from Manhattan High School, said he recalled a kid he knew in school who lost their life out there. As recently as 2014, a man drowned in Pillsbury’s waters. Just last month, a vehicle leaving Pillsbury flipped with five people in it, trapping two of them until first responders were able to arrive. Rowland described the details of what increased presence and enforcement entails. “What we’re going to do is we’re going to talk to people while we’re out there,” Rowland said. “We’re not going to see somebody swimming and just say, ‘Hey, you’re getting a ticket.’ We’re going to be talking to people and verbalizing what those laws are, and if they’re not complying with the laws, that’s when they’re going to get a citation.” Curtis Hodges, another Pillsbury frequenter from Fort Riley, said he doesn’t have a problem with enforcement cracking down on problematic behavior, citing instances of vis-
itors who lack respect for wildlife and the outdoors. “Keeping it clean and respecting the area would go a long way on law enforcement leaving you and the area alone,” Hodges said. Rowland reminded citizens that the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism regulations concerning swimming are motivated by safety concerns, and there are many sanctioned ways enjoy Pillsbury. “Walking in the shallow waters is perfectly legal.” Rowland said. “And then they [KDWPT] also allow kayaking and different things out at Pillsbury. You can still park out there, you can still walk in the shallow waters, go see the waterfall, do different things along those lines and see it as a nature perspective. “We wanna make sure that all of our citizens are heard,” Rowland continued. “If there are citizens who are breaking the law and it’s impacting the lives of our citizens that live in that area, we want to make sure to help correct that.”
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After Tuttle Creek’s major rise in May, the lake’s elevation is falling. However, flooding is still a concern through 2019, city officials say Heavy spring rains affected the Great Plains in various ways this year, but in Riley County, the most prominent effect was the flooding concerns prompted by the Tuttle Creek Reservoir reaching near-capacity at the cusp of May and June. United States Army Corps of Engineers management at the dam coordinated releases through the outflow tubes, bringing the reservoir level down from its 1,136foot capacity in the early days of June without downstream flooding. However, over a month later, Manhattan’s flood risk
is not a thing of the past. “[Flooding] has been a danger throughout the Midwest this entire season and will continue to be a threat probably until the end of 2019,” said Vivienne Uccello, public information officer for the city of Manhattan. “Since this has been a really wet season and it’s predicted to continue to have heavy rainfall throughout the year,” Uccello continued, “the National Weather Service gave us kind of a 60 percent chance all throughout the Midwest that flooding might occur this year.” Uccello said the Corps of Engineers is in charge of monitoring waterways to prevent flooding situations throughout the country, and
the city is monitoring the situation at Tuttle Creek as well. “They’re looking at the entire picture, not just what’s happening for our community, but what’s happening for all the lakes and rivers on the entire system,” Uccello said of the Corps. Uccello gave a situational example: “So if the Missouri River is at this point, these lakes that are upstream of the Missouri River aren’t going to release because flooding would be caused at these points.” As of Monday, Tuttle Creek is just under 1,128 feet. Pat Collins, Riley County Emergency Management director, said people can get more comfortable when the
lake level dips below 1,128 feet, but flooding could still be possible down the road. “It looks like there’s some storms down in the gulf right now that are popping up that could bring us heavy rains,” Collins said. “The nice part about it is the lake outflow is consistently higher than the inflow.” Monday’s outflow from Tuttle Creek was recorded at 20,000 cubic feet per second. While the situation at Tuttle Creek is improving, Collins said wet weather still leaves Manhattan in favorable flooding conditions for Wildcat Creek, the Kansas River and Campus Creek. “One of our biggest concerns is that area where Campus Creek starts up
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Water from Tuttle Creek Lake rushes south through the outflow tubes into the Big Blue River near Manhattan on May 29.
around the football stadium and drains clear down,” Collins said. “All that water is going to come down, and we’ve got to pump that out. So a three- or four-inch rain inside the city limits of Manhattan could cause severe flooding down in that area if the gates are shut.” Until the threat of flooding becomes imminent, Uccello said the best thing city officials and residents can do is keep an eye on the conditions. “Right now, our advice is if you are in a low-lying area ... if your home is near a body of water, near a creek, or in a low-lying area — so if you’re not on a hill, flood insurance is probably a good thing for you to consider either as a renter or as a homeowner,” Uccello said. “That’s really the only way to give you some recovery options if a flood were to occur.” When flooding does become a threat, the city’s Emergency Operations Center will open, and Uccello and Collins both said awareness and communication with the public is an important next step. “I think the key is making sure that people are aware,” Collins said. He cited the high water levels at Tuttle Creek several weeks ago as a good exercise in getting communication out to people about the flood risk. Also ready to step in
when flooding happens are the members of the Manhattan Long Term Recovery Committee, which was established following the 2018 Labor Day flooding, said Deb Abner, disaster relief and recovery manager for Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas. “Even before a disaster strikes, service agencies throughout Manhattan are meeting with each other to prepare for disaster events,” Abner said. Various agencies are part of the committee, with religious organizations, secular non-profits and private businesses all connected to provide disaster assistance. “When a disaster occurs, disaster relief agencies are on the ground, responding to protect life and property,” Abner said. “At the same time members of the Manhattan Long Term Recovery Committee, the Red Cross and others open a publicized location called a multi-agency resource center. This site is an efficient way to deliver a “one-stop disaster shop” by bringing together multiple service providers at a single location to provide on-site financial and emotional care assistance.” Manhattan residents can stay up-to-date on the latest flood precautions and warnings through the city’s Emergency Management department’s website.
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No injuries reported in construction equipment fire at Bill Snyder Family Stadium RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN
There were no injuries reported in a construction equipment fire near Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Thursday. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to a report of a heavy equipment fire at approximately 12:40 p.m.,
according to the Manhattan Mercury. A construction worker was in the basket of the high lift apparatus when it caught fire, but another worker helped him get out without injury, deputy fire chief Ryan Almes told the Mercury. The stadium was not damaged in the fire, which was ruled to be accidental.
Campus police activity: July 9-15 Tuesday, July 9 No incidents reported.
Thursday, July 11 No incidents reported.
Sunday, July 14 Incident: Burglary (under $1,500) Location: 1200 Beach Dr. Time: 2:00 p.m. (reported July 15) Disposition: Under investigation
Friday, July 12 No incidents reported.
Monday, July 15 No incidents reported.
Saturday, July 13 No incidents reported.
Compiled by Rachel Hogan from the K-State Police Department’s daily crime log.
Wednesday, July 10 No incidents reported.
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Prairiewood enters conservation easement to protect nearly 200 acres of tallgrass prairie RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN
Prairiewood Retreat and Preserve spent the evening of July 7 in quiet celebration of a conservation easement that will protect 186 acres of its native tallgrass prairie. The easement will permanently protect part of Prairiewood’s land holding from any development, furthering owners Kail and Becky Katzenmeier’s hopes of using the prairie to enrich lives. “I think, like all natural landscapes that are magical in one way or another, you sort of lay there and whether it’s gazing at the stars or the fireflies, you feel something bigger than yourself,” Kail Katzenmeier said. “The prairie has an opportunity to open those doors ... in really compelling ways. By preserving the land in its open state, its native state, we’re sort of affording the opportunity for ages and ages of people to be able to participate and have those same experiences.” Katzenmeier said the process of obtaining the conservation easement was a collaborative effort with the Kansas Land Trust and Fort Riley’s Army Compatible Use Buffer Program that took more than five years, with the first email being sent to Kansas Land Trust executive director Jerry Jost six-and-ahalf years ago. “It was a lot of red tape a lot of coordination, a lot of changes within institutions that we had to ride along with until, finally, all the stars aligned and it came together,” Katzenmeier said. “It was a long process, but it was worth it.” That process included site visits, appraisals and term negotiations. Jost said it generally takes one to two years to finalize a conservation
easement, but Prairiewood’s took longer due to land reconfiguration and changes in funding. Jost said Fort Riley provided the funding to obtain the easement. “They want to have compatible development around the installation,” Jost said. “Essentially, they don’t want to have residential homes that are quite close to the boundary. There’d be concerns about training exercises and noise, things like that.” Sunday’s “non-groundbreaking” celebration began with a hike on the Willis Prairie led by ecologist and educator Courtney Masterson, who educated visitors on native and naturalized plant species. The hike was followed by refreshments in the Blue Sage Barn and then by a dedication ceremony featuring music from Manhattan High School’s chamber orchestra and a reading by Lawrence-based poet Megan Kaminski. During the dedication, Katzenmeier shared a few memories of Willis Prairie’s namesakes, Jean and Bill Willis. The Willises were two neighbors who welcomed the Katzenmeiers to the Wildcat Creek area when they first moved there. “They embodied so many of the things today that we still are trying to aim for,” Katzenmeier said, sharing a few memories that encapsulate the qualities of welcome, wonder, curiosity and imagination held by his old neighbors and the prairie that shares their name. For instance, Katzenmeier recalled, Bill would remark at the blooms of that year’s evening primrose. “In that moment, he was capturing that thing we called wonder, when he’s tapped into something bigger than himself that we all feel mesmerized by, to experience that
in our own ways and in our own lives.” Katzenmeier said Willis had waited to build a home on an apple orchard near Wildcat Creek in order to share the experience with his children. “He said, ‘You know, I waited to build because I wanted my kids to be a part of the process of building that house because I wanted them to understand what it means to envision something, and imagine something and actually bring it to reality,’” Katzenmeier said. “And that sounds a little familiar for what we’ve been doing for the last eight or ten years.” Moving forward, Katzenmeier said he hopes Prairiewood’s conservation can help expand welcome, wonder, curiosity and imagination in the community and world at large. “We want to use this property, and this place, and this prairie, and this land, and the arts and the people that resonate with that to bring more of that into our world to make it more like the one we want to live in,” Katzenmeier said to the crowd of community members gathered in a clearing on the edge of the Willis Prairie. “If we do that, when we do that, it will matter and it will be bigger than all of us. And it will live beyond us.” Prairiewood was founded in 2010 by the Katzenmeiers, who are both graduates of Kansas State University. It is located off of Wildcat Creek Road. The preserve’s trails are open to the public for hiking on the first Sunday of each month, from 1 p.m. until dusk.
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Lawrence-based ecologist and educator Courtney Masterson kneels among the grasses on Willis Prairie during a hike as part of the Non-Groundbreaking Celebration.
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