Amphibians Decline Alarming in Kansas Gardens and Wilds
Kansas experts warn frogs toads and salamanders face chemical risks from weed killers detergents and pollutants. Joseph Collins a former KU museum scientist coordinates the Kansas Anuran Monitoring Program tracking 22 species while noting declines and the difficulty of surveying amphibian abundance.
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Joseph Collins
Kansas University
Natural History Museum
Kansas Biological Survey
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kansas
Collins
Lawrence
Common frogs and toads cited for Lawrence Kansas
Collins notes describe Woodhouse toad American toad Gray treefrog Northern cricket frog Plains leopard frog and other common frogs in Lawrence. Calls, sizes, colors, breeding periods, and nighttime activity are outlined. KAMP site offers audio calls and volunteer monitoring info with Frog Daze event announced for Aug. 5-6.
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Collins
Lawrence
KAMP
Cnah.org
Woodhouse
Kansas
Water's Edge
Weeding as a personal ritual and garden ally
In Greenlawn New York a diverse group of gardeners discuss weeding as both meditative and essential. Experts note weeds’ hypervitality and ability to thrive anywhere while urging early, persistent combat with mulch, healthy turf, and selective herbicides.
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Kim Johnson
Old Westbury Gardens
Blister beetles threaten Kansas garden produce in summer
Kansas gardeners face two blister beetle species the striped and gray which attack beans peas and potatoes and may reach up to over an inch. Lifecycle spans summer eggs on ground to larvae feeding on grasshopper eggs, with adults causing major foliage damage on crops like alfalfa and soybeans. Control options include insecticides such as malathion Sevin cyfluthrin and pyrethrins or hand picking with gloves. Bruce Chladny of K State Research and Extension-Douglas County provides guidance and a local contact.
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Peter Grant
Old Westbury Gardens
Nancy Peters
Westhampton Beach
Kansas
Whos Coming Feature Of Fifteen Chefs And Judges
The event will showcase 15 chefs with celebrity judges including Charles Branson Douglas County district attorney Steve Ramirez an equal opportunity specialist at Kansas University Kevin Willmott KU professor and filmmaker Joyce Pearson KU Law Library director Boog Highberger Lawrence city commissioner and Jayni Carey host of Jays Kitchen on Sunflower Broadband Channel 6.
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Charles Branson
Douglas County
Steve Ramirez
Equal Opportunity
Office of Equal Opportunity At
Kansas University
Kevin Willmott
Joyce Pearson
KU Law Library
Boog Highberger
Lawrence
Jayni Carey
Jayni
Sunflower
Men cook up scholarship fundraiser with family recipes
Sonya Johnson leads a first time event inviting 15 entries to compete in a charity cook off. Willie Amison plans banana pudding and other soulful dishes while Paranjothi enters peanut butter pie and oatmeal bars. Contest aims to break stereotypes and raise funds for their group.
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Sonya Johnson
Willie Amison
Amison
Johnson
Paranjothi
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