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EVENT: Presentation: Establishing a Wildflower Garden

DATE: Saturday, May 1st, 2010 @ 10am

LOCATION: Brown County; Hiawatha, KS

Learn how to establish and maintain a native grass/wildflower garden with native plants. Presented by Fred & Nancy Coombs of Holton, KS. Fred & Nancy have years of experience with restoring their 80 acres to native prairie as well as planting an abundance of wildflowers around their home. Directions to Grimms Gardens (address is

2991 Goldfinch Road From Hwy 36, between Fairview and Hiawatha, turn north on Goldfinch Road.There is a Grimm's Gardens sign at this intersection (Hwy 36 & Goldfinch Road). Take

Goldfinch Road 6 miles north and you will see the Farm/Nursery on the west side of the road.

CONTACT: Nadine Champlin nadinechamplin@yahoo.com 785-284-2627

SPONSOR: Grimm's Garden http://www.grimmsgardens.com/

EVENT: Barber County Wildflower Tour

DATE: Saturday, May 8th, 2010 @ 8:30am

LOCATION: Barber County; Medicine Lodge, KS

Meet at the Medicine Lodge High School. Enjoy continental breakfast and slides of flowers we expect to see. Buses will provide transportation.Morning participants will return to the school at noon. Full-day participants willenjoy a delicious lunch and entertainment at a tree-shaded country park. Ride through the beautiful gyp hills to a second site.Refreshments will be served before we return to the school around 3:30pm. Pre-paid reservations should be sent before May 4th, $8 half-day, $15 full-day. Barber Co Conservation,

800 W. 3rd Ave. Medicine Lodge, KS 67104

-8002.

SPONSORS: Barber Co. Conservation District and Kansas Native Plant Society

CONTACT: (620) 886-3721, ext. 3

EVENT: FloraKansas plant sale

DATE May 7-10. 10% members discount on all days.

LOCATION LOCATION: Harvey County; Hesston, KS Admission charge is by donation.

CONTACT: Arboretum arboretum@hesston.edu (620) 327-8127

SPONSOR: Dyck Arboretum http://www.dyckarboretum.org/

EVENT: Plant the Prairie

DATE: Saturday, May 8th, 2010 @ 9am-noon

LOCATION: Kansas City, MO

Gathering to help plant wildflower seedlings grown from locally harvested seeds on

three of Kansas City's beautiful remnant natural communities. May remove invasive plants from these areas, time permitting, to give the seedlings plenty of space to grow. Three WildLands sites will be targeted:Ernie Miller Park remnant prairie, Olathe, Kansas, managed by Johnson County Park and Recreation District. Rocky Point Glades, Swope Park, Missouri, managed by Kansas City Missouri Parks and Recreation. Jerry Smith Park prairie, south Kansas City, Missouri, managed by Kansas City Missouri Parks and Recreation. This is a great opportunity to do hands-on restoration and conservation work on our urban area's ever-dwindling wild acres. You will help make a difference to the wild areas of Kansas City that will be evident for years to come! Please note that some of these sites have limited openings, so please register early, especially if you are bringing a group.

CONTACT: Linda Lehrbaum linda@bridgingthegap.org 816-561-1061, ext. 116

SPONSOR: Kansas City Wildlands http://www.kcwildlands.org/

DETAILS: http://www.kcwildlands.org/egap.php?id=233

EVENT: Native Gardening Class

DATE: Saturday, May 15th, 2010 @ 10am-noon

LOCATION: Wyandotte County; Kansas City, KS

Join K-State Master Gardeners to learn the basics of setting up and maintaining

a native garden as well as the advantages of native gardening, such as water

conservation and attracting wildlife. They will also take participants on a walk

through the library's native Lewis and Clark Garden to see examples of native

wildflowers. Native plants and seeds will be available for purchase. The Mr. &

Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library Branch of the Kansas City Kansas Public Library is

an environmental learning center in Wyandotte County Lake Park,

4051 West

Drive, Kansas City, KS. Seating limited so call today to reserve your spot.

CONTACT: (913) 299-2384 http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/schlagle/

DETAILS: http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/schlagle/

EVENT: Papermaking from Plant Fiber Workshop

DATE: Sunday, May 16th, 2010 @ 10am-3pm

LOCATION: Shawnee County; Topeka, KS

Jeff Hansen will teach participants how to make paper using native plant fibers. Instruction includes how to identity the different types of plant fiber, the process of extracting the fiber from the plant, and the process of forming sheets of paper from the resulting fiber. Each team of two will process a different plant fiber into paper. The resulting paper will be shared equally among class members. The class will be conducted at historic Karlyle Woods, located at 3440 NW Button Rd in Topeka. The cost of the workshop is $30 and includes lunch & all materials. The workshop is limited to 12 people (Ages 12 and up). All materials and equipment are provided. Follow the link for more information and to sign up. Reservations are required.

CONTACT: Jeff Hansen hanjd@cox.net (785) 806-6917

SPONSOR: Kansas Native Plant Societyhttp://www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org

DETAILS: http://www.prairiepapermaker.com/workshop.html

EVENT: Wildflower Plant & Seed Sale

DATE: Sunday, May 16th, 2010 @ 1-4pm

LOCATION: Prairie Park Nature Center,Douglas County; Lawrence, KS

CONTACT: (785) 832-7980

EVENT: Tuttle Creek Lake Prairie Walk

DATE: Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 @ 1:30-3:30pm

LOCATION: Riley County; Manhattan, KS

Explore Native Tallgrass Prairie at Tuttle Creek Lake, 1:30-3pm. Kansas Native

Plant Society volunteers: Diane Barker, Nancy Goulden, and Karen Hummel will

lead the walk near the Visitor Center at the lake. Rain date is May 23.

CONTACT: Park Ranger Paul Weidhaas Paul.K.Weidhaas@usace.army.mil

(785)539-8511

SPONSOR: USACE Tuttle Creek Lake, http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/tc/VisitorCenter.cfm

EVENT: Anderson County Prairies Tour (rare opportunity usually limited to researcher)

DATE: Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 @ 10am-Noon

LOCATION: Anderson County; Welda, KS

The Nature Conservancy's Anderson County Prairies, located south of Garnett, is

a latticework of historic tallgrass prairie of high biological importance and subtle

beauty. Anderson County's deeper soils and higher annual rainfall support plant

species more unique and diverse than other tallgrass prairie regions.

The Conservancy is offering a walking tour of this tallgrass prairie. The preserve

has been the site of ongoing Mead's Milkweed and grassland bird research by

the University of Kansas Biological Survey. The tour guides will be ecologists

from the Biological Survey who will discuss the special significance of Anderson

County Prairies, the natural history of the plants and animals of the region, and

why these prairies are disappearing. Access to Anderson County Prairies is

usually limited to researchers. The registration for this tour is $10 for Conservancy members and $15 for non-members. Reservations are required.

CONTACT: Laura Rose Clawson lroseclawson@tnc.org (785)-233-4400

SPONSOR: The Nature Conservancy

http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/kansas/

DETAILS: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/kansas/events/events6332.html

EVENT: Grant County Wildflower Tour

DATE: Saturday, May 29th, 2010 @ 9am

LOCATION: Grant County; Ulysses, KS

Look for and examine the wildflowers found in the Grant County area.

Meet inside the Fuel Barn convenience store 1-mile west of Ulysses, on Hwy

160 by 9am. We'll pool cars and go to the areas together. Some

transportation will be provided. No fee or reservation needed. Contact:

CONTACT: Marion McGlohon (620) 350 2205 or Sam Guy (620) 356-3548

SPONSOR: Kansas Native Plant Society, http://www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org/

From the Conference

Event 6/3 - 6/6: Kansas Preservation Conference, Topeka, KS. "Preservation in Times of Change" Three-day conference sponsored by the Kansas State Historical Society. Open to the public. Registrations required. Click on link for times, workshops, and most up-to-date info: http://www.kshs.org/resource/StatePresConference/finalbrochure2_condensed.pdf

Wednesday highlights:

At the Capitol Wednesday afternoon, conferees attended a special meeting of the KSHS and Dept of Revenue. The meeting was held to address concerns about the recent cap placed on Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits. (See article on home page.) From the podium of the House Chambers, Deputy Kansas State Historic Preservation Officer Patrick Zollner, (left) , and Kansas Secretary of Revenue Joan Wagnon (right) answer questions from a crowd of more than 50 people. The audience included representatives of historic preservation organizations, developers, banks, and individuals from across Kansas.

Saturday highlights:

Packed into just 3-4 hrs, the last day of the conference offered a wealth of informtion from KSHS staff and independent consultants.

(Right) Nationally renowned preservationist Bob Yapp tells the unvarnished truth about traditional and new products, processes, and tools in Saturday's workshop, "Old Windows Aren't a Pane; They're a Gold Mine".

(Below) The Conference offered participants a rare opportunity to have one-on-one consultation with professional historic preservation consultants...for FREE!

(At right, l-r) Heather Fuesz of Eureka and Kathy Morgan,

Historic Presrvation Planner for the City of Wichita

Metroolitan Area Planning Department

(At right, l-r) Lynn Zollner, Planner Lawrence Historic Resources Commission, and Vonnie Corsini, Exec. Dir. of the Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation, Pittsburg, KS

(At left, l-r) Conference organizer Christy Davis of Christine

Davis Consultants in her usual animated state of hopping to meet conferees' needs, and Lynn Zollner, Lawrence, consulting with a participant.

Editor's note: With its speeches, forums, tours, and workshops, the 2009 Kansas Preservaton Conference was multi-faceted and offered much more than we at Kansas of Olde could cover. Like many of the participants, we left it wishing we could have cloned ourselves so we could be in more than one place at a time.

Following is a brief rundown of speakers and presenters we did not yet mention.

Sarah Susanka, bestselling author of The Not so Big House among other books,
Richard Wagner of David H. Gleason Associates Inc. founder of Master of Arts in Historic Preservation at Goucher College and former Program Manager for the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Center
Dennis Anderson, Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board member.
Marsha K. King, with the KS Department of Transportation, is also an archeologist with Smoky Hill Trail Association
Tim Weston, archeologist for the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office

M. Thies, retired archeologist who specialized in examining cemeteries across Kansas
Heather Huntington-Fuesz whose notable work includes projects with the Greenwood Preservation Society, Kansas Scenic Byways, the Pioneer Bluffs Foundation and Kansas Agritourism Committee
Amy Cole, Senior Program Office and Regional Attorney in the Mountain/Plains Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Cheryl Brown Henderson, one of three daughters of the late Rev. Oliver L. Brown who, with 12 other parents filed the suit that resulted in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision: Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, KS
Jeanne Christie Mithen, Special Collections Librarian, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Peter Armesto, Program Manager for the Facility Conservation Improvement Program (FCIP) administered by the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Jennie Chinn, Executive Director of the Kansas Historical Society and Kansas State Historical Preservation Officer
Dollie Mathes, a founder of the Harper County Preservation and Tourism Alliance and secretary for the Kansas Barn Alliance.
Jay D. Vogt, Director of the South Dakota State Historical Society and State Historic Preservation Office.
Ustaine Talley, public historian and consultant for Votaw Colony Museum Reconnection III, who grew up in Dunlap, Morris Count Kansas on Benjamin “Pap” Singleton’s farm colony established in the 1880s for black immigrants during the Great Exodus to the West.
Martha Gabehart, Exec. Dir. Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns, Kansas Department of Commerce
Brenda Spencer, consultant on preservations projects and specializing for 15 years in condition analysis, design review and technical assistance, national register nominations and rehabilitation tax credit applications.
Peter Gierer, licensed architect and contractor serving on the City of Topeka Landmarks Commission.
Peter Noonan, Senior Vice President and Manager of the Tax Credit Department of Commerce Bank
Thomas Fox Averill, Writer-in-residence and Professor of English at Washburn University and a founder of the Washburn Center for Kansas Studies
Mark Burenheide, Ross Rowhouses, Topeka
Bob Solger, Energy Savings Store, Prairie Village
Keven Ward, Comprehensive Facility Consultant, Trane Lenex
David Riccio, John Canning &Co., Cheshire Connecticut, plasterwork
Jay Price, Public History Director, Wichita State University
Elizabeth Rosin, Rosin Preservation, Kansas City
Scott Evett, Mark 1 Contractors, Dolton, Illinois (stone restoration)
Terry Marmet, Kansas Historical Society
Reverend Dennis Andersen, Partners for Sacred Places, Seattle Washington
Randy Lesseski, Associate Pastor, Central Park Christian Church, Topeka
Tim Weston, Archeologist, Kansas Historical Society
Peter Gierer, Tevis Architects, Topeka

And staff of the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office:
Caitlin Meives, Survey Coordinator
Sarah Martine, national Register Coordinator
Kristen Johnston, Partnership Sites Program Coordinator
Julie Weisgerber, Tax Credit Coordinator
Katrina Ringler, Heritage Trust Fund and Historic Preservation Fund Grant Programs
Kimberly Smith, Heritage Trust Fund and Historic Preservation Fund Grant Programs

Kansas Preservation Alliance 30th Anniversary & Awards Banquet

At the KPA 30th Anniversary Celebration and awards banquet, June 4, the founders of the organization and past presidents were honored and the 2009 Awards for Excellence awarded.

(Left) Founder, Bernd Foerster, Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Architecture and Design, Kansas State University received a standing ovation.

Other founders honored were : Richard Wagner, David Gleason Architects, Director, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD and Richard Longstreth, Professor and Director Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, George Washington University, Washington, DC

KPA Past Presidents:

Richard Wagner (1970 -1980)

Michael Shaw (1980 - 1981)

Karen Brady (1981 - 1982)

Jerry Lowenstein (1983 - 1983)

Robert Puckett (1983 - 1985)

Carolyn Huebner (1985 - 1986)

Brad Mayhew (1986 - 1987)

Steve Hanschu (1987 - 1988)

Ray Weisenburger (1989 - 1992)

Bob Beardsley (1992 - 1993)

Dudley Toevs (1993 -1995)

Phil Siles (1995)

Bob Marsh (1995 - 1997)

Jody Craig (1997 - 1998)

Carol McDowell (1998 - 2000)

Marci Fancisco (2000 - 2001)

Dennis Enslinger (2001 - 2002)

Sally Hatcher (2002 - 2003)

Janine Joslin (2003 - 2005)

Ken Bowers (2005 - 2007)

LeeAnne Hays (2007 - 2009)

Preservation Advocay:

Kansas University - Camus Heritage Plan, Jeff Weinber, Assistant to the Chancellor

Dr. Patricia J. O'Brien, Manhattan KS

Pedro Irigonegarary and Shelley Hickman Clark

Abilene Heritage Home Association

Medalian Award for Excellence for Rehabilitation

The Castle Tea Room, Lawrence, Douglas County

Junction City Opera House, Junction City, Geary County

Northeast Junior High, Kansas City, Wyandotte County

Chase County Courthouse Interior, Cottonwood Falls Chase County

Certificate of Honor for Rehabilitation:

Thayer State Bank, Thayer, Neosho County

Fairfax Bluffs Apartments, Kansas City, Wyandotte County

The Pot Rack, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

Honorable Mention Award for Rehabilitation

Eagles Lodge, Wichita, Sedgwick County

Lanesfield School, Edgerton vicinity, Johnson County

Minisa Bridge, Wichita, Sedgwick County

Marci Penner, Kansas Sampler Foundation, Iman KS served as MC (Master of Celebration)

The KPA Awards and 30th Anniversary Celebration event was sponsored by:

Raming Window Systems, Inc.

Mid-Continental Restoration Co., Inc.

Christie Carl Architecture

Borhani Associates

Treanor Architects PA

For more information and/or to join KPA visit www.kpalliance.org.

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