Sunflower Journeys Programs 2103-2104

2103 : “Native Stone & Native Plants” Invasive Species: We learn a few things about invasive species of plants and the threats they impose to native plants with Kelly Kindscher of the Kansas Biological Survey and Jeff Hansen of the Kansas Native Plant Society.Native Stone Scenic Byway: We journey across a portion of the Flint Hills as we travel along the Native Stone Scenic Byway. We start out on its eastern end, which begins along Kansas Highway 4 near Mission Creek, not far to the southwest of Topeka. Deborah Divine of Kansas Scenic Byways describes the route and the sights that can been seen while driving through this rolling prairie roadway.Plains People - Vonada Stone Company: We meet Duane Vonada and his family in Sylvan Grove, KS, as we learn how they have made a business of quarrying post rock and shaping it into useful signs, birdbaths and decorative post rock displays. 2104: “Environmental Kansas” Environmental Change: We meet some younger Kansans putting their concern