Sunflower Journeys 1995 Season

River Basins of Kansas


#801 -- Water in Kansas

Perceptions of Water: Changing attitudes about water
Water Law: Basic concepts of water law in Kansas
Kansas Water Plan: River basins and resource management

#802 -- Kansas / Lower Republican

Pawnee Village: An indigenous adaptation to water resources
Agriculture & Atrazine: Abatement program in Delaware River basin
Stream Sampling: Teaching schoolkids how to monitor water quality

#803 -- Smoky Hill / Saline

Dust in the Ditches: Failure of irrigation from Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Heartland Mill: Organic farming and sustainable agriculture
Circle K Ranch: A water transfer from Edwards County to Hays

#804 -- Cimarron

Heart of the Dustbowl: Drought and despair on the Great Plains
Energy for Irrigation: Mining natural gas in the Hugoton Field
Ogallala Task Force: Reducing the impact of irrigation on the aquifer

#805 -- Upper Arkansas

Beef Empire: The development of the cattle industry in SW Kansas
Reeve Cattle Company: Ethanol production, fish farming & feedlots
Water Witching: Dowser in a semi-arid land

#806 -- Upper Republican

Arikaree Breaks: Exploring the badlands along the Arikaree River
Conservation Reserve Program: Erosion control and conserving topsoil
Groundwater Management: Conservation strategies of GMD #4, Colby

#807 -- Lower Arkansas

Oxford Mill: Harnessing the power of a stream for flour milling
Cheyenne Bottoms: Water for wildlife/water for agriculture
Water for Wichita: Locating new sources of water for the city

#808 -- Neosho

Diamond Springs: Waterholes for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail
Saving the Banks: Riparian protection & streambank stabilization
Wolf Creek: The story of the nuclear power plant at Burlington

#809 -- Verdigris

Civilian Conservation Corps: Work projects of the New Deal era
Wild & Scenic Rivers: Protecting scenic streams in Kansas
Canoeing in Kansas: Public access for river recreation, Fall River

#810 -- Walnut

Windmill Repairmen: Windmills on the plains & keeping them running
Hazardous Waste: Disposing of hazardous materials, Furley
Water Treatment: Purification process at El Dorado water plant

#811 -- Solomon

Waconda Springs: Spirit waters, mineral baths & reservoirs
Cottonwood Ranch: English sheep ranching on the High Plains
Critters in the Creek: Contamination of water by livestock

#812 -- Missouri

Steamboat Towns: A look back at river towns along the Missouri
Elwood & the Flood of '93: Stories of recovery from the flood
Managing the River: The Corps of Engineers reviews its approach

#813 -- Marais des Cygnes

Dingus Natural Area: Woodland wildlife habitat in eastern Kansas
Well Testing: Monitoring the health of private wells
Stewardship of Water: Review of issues discussed in the series


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