Greater Prairie Chicken Viewing
Start: Mar 25 2010
End: Apr 25 2010
Reservations required!
Visit Web site for information to make reservations.
Time:
Thursday - Sunday, arrival before first light.
Description:
Viewing the courtship behavior of the Greater Prairie Chicken will be allowed by reservation only and is on a first-come-first-served basis. Konza Prairie Biological Station and the Konza Environmental Education Program offer guided tours from an observation blind, four weeks each spring. The observation blind can seat six to eight persons, and smaller groups are asked to share the blind with others. Through ports in the seated blind, visitors come within 50 feet of 5 to 10 booming birds. Peak activity on the Konza Prairie Main Lek occurs in early April.
Cost:
$15 per person
Location and Directions:
To be provided with your reservation.
Important Information:
Reservations will be taken after February 1.
Reservations are on a first-come-first-served basis.
Make arrangements for your visit as far in advance as possible.
Contact us with cancellations within 36 hours of your arrival time.
| Location: | Contact: | |
| Konza Prairie Biological Station Manhattan |
(785) 587-0381 keepkonza@ksu.edu http://keep.konza.ksu.edu/visit/blind.htm |