The
United States Fish and Wildlife Service was a major partner in the initial
establishment of the Great Plains Nature Center. Land purchase, building
construction and design of the exhibit hall were paid for by this agency. The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service continues its participation in the direction of the GPNC through
the GPNC Steering Committee.
MISSION
STATEMENT
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a bureau within the Department of the Interior whose
mission, working with others, is to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and
their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
Major responsibilities include: migratory birds,
endangered species, freshwater and anadromous fish, the National Wildlife Refuge System,
wetlands, protecting habitat, conserving coastal arteas, and environmental contaminants. |
Lorrie Beck is
the FWS employee on staff at the Great Plains Nature Center.
She is the Kansas coordinator for the Junior Duck Stamp contest.
 | Click here to see who submitted the winning
entries for the Kansas Junior Duck Stamp contest for 2008 and to find out how to get
an entry form for 2009.
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| Learn more about the Junior Duck Stamp contest by clicking here.
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If you are interested in obtaining an Interagency Senior Pass
or
Interagency Access Pass, they are both available at the GPNC
in the Owl's Nest Gift Shop during normal business hours (10-4,
Mon-Sat).
(Please bring appropriate I.D.)
Elsewhere in Kansas, these passes are also available at:
For more information on the America the Beautiful Pass program,
see this website:
http://store.usgs.gov/pass/index.html |
If you are interested in visiting one of the national wildlife refuges,
there are several within a day's drive of Wichita.
To learn more about these refuges and others across the nation
visit the National Wildlife Refuge Web Site.
To explore the regional web site for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service covering the
central and northern Great Plains, try the
Region 6 web site. For the southern Great Plains, try the Region 2 web site.
Visit the main web site for the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service.
Other GPNC Partners:
Return to the GPNC home page
Questions or comments? Send Email to Jim Mason 
Or write us at:
Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220-2200
Call: 316-683-5499
Fax: 316-688-9555
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