The Kansas Outback

      In a post back in late January, I lamented the continuing drought, stating that rain will come again. Well, it did. By late spring the...

     I recently accompanied a team of scientists into the dark crevices of the Red Hills as part of monitoring efforts for white-nose sy...

      In the midst of a brown, drought stricken, winter Red Hills, here's some reminders of eventual rains and rebirth. And it will ra...

     There are many interesting people, places, and things in the Kansas Outback and one posting cannot come close to capturing them all. So...

     Few know the underground secrets of the Red Hills. As delicate as these resources are, that's a good thing. Fragile refuges in a wo...

   Much has been reported about the record Starbuck Wildfire that hit the Red Hills of Kansas on March 6. That day and the week that follo...