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SUMMARY:110th Barn Birthday and Annual Barn Dance
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, May 3rd Pioneer Bluffs will celebrate its historic barn’s 110th birthday and 10th anniversary of restoration with presentations and reception\, followed by the Annual Old-Time Barn Dance featuring the Land Band. The schedule for the afternoon is as follows: \n4:00pm: Welcome\n4:10pm – 4:45pm: Barn Talk featuring barn architect Ben Moore and contractor Rick Mitchell\n4:45pm – 5:15pm: Barn Restoration Video Premiere\n5:15pm – 6:30pm: Guided barn and house tours\n5:15pm – 6:30pm: Reception with heavy snacks and barn birthday cake\n\nOld-Time Barn Dance\n6:00pm Beginner Instruction\n6:30pm Barn Dance \nRSVPs are appreciated\, but not required. They can be made to 620-753-3484 or info@pioneerbluffs.org.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/annual-barn-dance-and-110th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: Ranching and Conservation in Namibia
DESCRIPTION:Namibia\, in southern Africa\, is one of the least densely populated countries in the world\, with vast rangelands\, cattle ranches\, and diverse wildlife. Like Kansas\, much of its land is privately owned ranchland. Ryan and Ron Klataske will explore the similarities and differences between Namibia’s ranching heritage and conservation culture with the Flint Hills. Drawing on their travels together and Ryan’s immersive anthropological research\, they will share striking photography and stories of how Namibian ranchers have developed innovative conservation partnerships—revealing unexpected connections between ranching in southern Africa and Kansas. \nHomemade cookies and refreshments will be served. RSVPs are appreciated\, but not required. They can be made to 620-753-3484 or info@pioneerbluffs.org.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talk-namibia/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250621
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SUMMARY:Two Prairie Talks: Five Oaks Ranch and Miles McKee
DESCRIPTION:12:00 Barbecue Meal – compliments of Five Oaks Ranch\nFor meal\, please RSVP by June 16 to 620-753-3484 or info@pioneerbluffs.org. [No RSVP needed for talks] \n1:00 Story of Five Oaks Ranch\nTalk will include stories and historic photos of this ranch west of Elmdale on its 100th birthday: including early German and French homesteaders\, colorful era of the Wiley draft horse ranch\, the Middle Creek Fair and rodeo\, and beginning in 1925\, the Kansas City Stockyards-based Browning Ranch\, grazing Texas cattle on Flint Hills grass\, operated by the McKee\, Cauthorn\, Burnett\, Wilson and Hancock families. Presented by John & Annie Wilson\, Katie Wilson Hancock\, and Jane Cauthorn. \n2:00 Break and Ranch 100th Birthday Cake \n2:30 Legacy of Miles McKee\nMiles McKee\, Professor of Animal Science at K-State from 1959-2005\, grew up on this same ranch west of Elmdale. He went on to become a beloved and much-celebrated teacher and advisor\, having an enormous impact on his students as well as the Kansas beef industry. The McKee family will tell about his legacy in this Prairie Talk\, with time at the end for his former students to share their favorite stories and recollections. \n 
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talks-five-oaks-ranch-and-miles-mckee/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: Woody Invasion of the Tallgrass Prairie
DESCRIPTION:Our Prairie Talk Panel will address the issue of woody encroachment on grasslands. This program is for ranchers\, land managers\, and laypeople. \nNote:  This is our first annual “Josh and Jim Hoy Memorial Prairie Talk\,” and continues the educational mission of the Symphony in the Flint Hills. \nSchedule  \n2:00 Welcome by Jeff Davidson\, President\, Pioneer Bluffs Board of Directors\n2:05 Luke Westerman – Introduction to the program: “The Problem of Woody Encroachment”\n2:20 Jackson Lindamood – “Woody Cover Impact on Grassland Values” – discuss economics of woody invasion\n2:55 Break\n3:05 Katie Schmidt – “Cedars\, Flower & Pollinators” – how the proliferation of cedars affects nearby populations of flowers and pollinators\n3:35 Luke Westerman – “Solutions to Woody Encroachment”\n3:45 All Panel – Q & A\n4:00 Snacks downstairs \nPanelists \nLuke Westerman has worked for NRCS for 23 years. All of those years being in Kansas. He started as a Soil Conservationist for NRCS in 2002 and is currently a Supervisory District Conservationist in the Eureka Field Office. Luke received an undergraduate degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology from Kansas State University and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Biology from Emporia State University. Luke is passionate about teaching others about the tallgrass prairie ecosystem and the importance of the Flint Hills of Kansas. In Luke’s spare time he enjoys birdwatching\, woodworking and teaching the young and old about the natural world around them. \nJackson Lindamood is from a ranching family in Greenwood County\, and earned his Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University. His thesis work examined how environmental factors\, primarily woody encroachment and water restriction policies\, affect agricultural land values across Kansas. \nKatie Schmidt has served as the grounds manager and horticulturist at Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston\, KS for ten years. She manages the greenhouse\, provides landscape consultations and design services\, and maintains Dyck Arboretum’s thirty acres of lawns\, gardens\, prairie reconstruction and pond. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences from Bethel College and is currently pursuing a masters degree in ecology from WSU.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-education-day/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
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SUMMARY:Prairie Talk: "Intrigue in Chase County: Murder\, Politics\, Gambling and Bigotry
DESCRIPTION:Jeff Davidson will provide some insight into the background and history of Chase County.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/prairie-talk-intrigue-in-chase-county-murder-politics-gambling-and-bigotry/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
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