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Celebrate birds at KWEC
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Published: Feb 11, 2014, 6:50 PM

There’s still time to sign up for the “Celebrate Birds” program at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center from 10-11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. Kids, ages 6-12 will make a gourd bird house, learn to identify the hardy birds that stay through the Kansas winter and their songs, then go outside and find them during the national Backyard Bird Count.
Children age 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 14. To register for classes, or for more information, call 620-566-1456 or 1-877-243-9268. Although there is no program charge, donations for supplies are always appreciated.
House bill requires DOE, USDA to collaborate
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Published: Apr 1, 2025, 7:30 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TNS) — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week, March 21-27. Along with roll call votes, this week the House also passed these measures: the Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act (H.R. 730), to coordinate federal research and development efforts focused on modernizing mathematics in STEM education through mathematical and statistical modeling; the Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act (H.R. 1325), to provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing systems; and the DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act (H.R. 1368), to provide for Department of Energy and National Aeronautics and Space Administration research and development coordination.
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