Kansas Herpetological Society

2021 KHS Summer Field Trip
2021-07-16 - 2021-07-18 | Sappa Park
Sappa Park
Jul 16 at 6 PM CDT – Jul 18 at 12 PM CDT
Sappa Park is just NE of Oberlin. It has electric hookups for $10/night; primitive camping is free, and there are toilets.

2021 KHS Spring Field Trip
2021-05-07 - 2021-05-09 | Cowley State Fishing Lake
Cowley State Fishing Lake
May 7 at 6 PM CDT – May 9 at 12 PM CDT
KHS field trips are free and the public is welcome to attend.
Participants will begin arriving Friday night, with the first scheduled activities to take place Saturday morning at 9 am, then again at ~1 pm, and again Sunday morning at 9 am before the group heads to their respective homes around noon.
Be sure to check the weather and dress appropriately. Sturdy shoes and leather gloves (for lifting rocks) are helpful.

KHS 2020 Annual Meeting
2020-11-06 18:00 - 2020-11-08 12:00 UTC
Lawrence, KS.
Details to follow.

KHS 2020 'Fall' Field Trip
2020-09-25 18:00 - 2020-09-27 12:00 | Hollister Wildlife Area
Camping at Elm Creek Lake.

KHS 2020 Summer Field Trip
2020-07-17 18:00 - 2020-07-19 12:00 | Kingman County State Lake
Camping at Kingman County State Lake. Signs will be up, leading to the campsite, by late afternoon on Friday.

KHS Inagurual HerpDrive contest rules, species points list, and scientific collection permit.

KHS 2020 Spring Field Trip - CANCELED
2020-04-24 18:00 - 2020-04-26 12:00
Camping at Cowley County State Lake.

KHS 2019 Annual Meeting
2019-11-01 17:00 - 2019-11-03 12:00
Sternberg Museum of Natural History and Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas

KHS 2019 Fall Field Trip
2019-09-13 17:00 - 2019-09-15 17:00 | KS, United States
Meade County State Park, Kansas

KHS 2019 Summer Field Trip
2019-07-26 17:00 - 2019-07-28 17:00 | Hamilton County, Kansas
Hamilton County, Kansas

Russell County Herp Count PM
2019-05-18 13:00 - 16:00
Location to be determined. Check back.
Will follow lunch (bring your own) after morning herp count.

Russell County Herp Count AM
2019-05-18 09:00 - 12:00
Location to be determined. Along the Saline River valley. Will break for lunch (bring your own) and head to the next herp count.

KHS 2019 Spring Field Trip
2019-04-26 17:00 - 2019-04-28 12:00
Former KHS President and long-time member Dan Johnson, has worked out details that will permit the KHS to center their Spring Field Trip activities around the Flying W Ranch (https://www.flinthillsflyingw.com/). (Google Earth .kmz)
Dan has put together the following announcement.
The 2019 Spring Field trip will be Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28.
We have an exciting weekend planned!
This year Flying W Ranch, Clements, KS (37 miles west of Emporia) will be the site for both lodging, camping, and herping.
KHS members will gather as early as Friday evening (26 April 2019). KHS signs will be posted. Field trip forays will be held on the 3500-acre ranch in Chase County. KHS herpetofaunal counts will officially take place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday (27 April 2019) and on Sunday morning (28 April 2017) from 9:00 am to noon. Individuals wishing to participate should meet at the group campsite at Flying W Ranch’s lodge and cabins on both dates at 9:00 am. More information is available at KHS 2019 Spring Field Trip – Kansas Herpetology Facebook Group. KHS Field Trips are open to anyone interested in learning more about the Kansas herpetofauna. Participants need not be members to participate, though they are certainly encouraged to join. So feel free to bring your family, friends, and social groups to enjoy a truly unique area of Kansas. The Flying W Ranch has set aside the Lodge, Bunkhouse, and Cabins for this year’s event. Lodging will go quickly, just an FYI!
Check out the website – https://www.flinthillsflyingw.com/lodging/
Please call (620-340-2802) to make reservations for lodging and meals.
Lodging – $65/person/night for adults; kids 2 – 17 years of age are $25/person/night
Camping – $10.75/night/person for one night; $21.50 for 2 nights (kids and adults are the same prices). Bring your own water. No showers are available. Tent campers don’t need to register in advance.
RV/Campers – $10.75/night/person. Those wanting to bring their RV or Camper – this needs to be arranged prior to the event. There are no electrical hookups or water hookups available.
Meals – Breakfast (both Saturday and Sunday morning) – $15/person; kids 10 – 4 years of age are $7.50/person Supper – $25/person; kids 10 – 4 years of age are $12.50/person Advance reservations required! We need a minimum of 25 hungry herpers each meal!
Flying W Ranch is relatively remote and dining is limited. Closest dining is 17 miles away in Strong City or 37 miles away in Emporia. We plan to have a Saturday evening campfire dinner and Saturday and Sunday morning breakfast if there is enough interest. These need to be arranged prior to the event. If lodging is booked, the closest location is Clover Cliff Ranch, about 5 miles up the road – https://www.clovercliffranch.com/
NEWS FLASH!! Wagon Rides on the Prairie – $255 for the wagon ride for up to 25 guests. $10/person after the 25 number. This is an hour-long wagon ride along country roads. During the ride, the owners tell about the history and folklore of the area and its inhabitants. No advance reservations needed.

Ellis County Easter Weekend Herp Count
2019-04-20 12:00 - 15:00 | KS, United States
Location to be determined. Greenhorn Limestone NE Ellis County along the Saline River valley.
