EVENTS – JANUARY 2018
Water Advocacy Team Meeting
Lawrence, Kansas
Join us…to learn and to discuss. All are welcome!
Feature No. 1: THE KANSAS RIVER: HOW BAD IS IT REALLY AND HOW MUCH BETTER CAN WE MAKE IT? Presented by Tom Stiles, Assistant Director of Bureau of Water, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Feature No. 2: ORGANIZING FOR PLANNING AND ADVOCACY with Focus Groups on Water Quality of the Kansas River and Clinton Lake; Depletion of Aquifers; Kansas Corporation Commission; Douglas County Horizon 20/20; 2018 Farm Bill
When: Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Time: 6:45 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Central United Methodist Church (Fellowship Hall, Second Floor, 1501 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas
RSVP: Thad Holcombe @ tjholcombe@gmail.com and/or 785-843-2574
January Meeting/Seminar
of the
Douglas County Democrats
When: Saturday, January 20, 2018
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS
Kansas Environmental Issues Panel: Come hear from statewide environmental organizations about key issues and what you can do to get involved!
Invited panelists include:
Zack Pistora- Sierra Club
Kris Knight- The Nature Conservancy
Dorothy Barnett- The Climate and Energy Project
Dawn Buehler – Friends of the Kaw
Thank you to Rep. Eileen Horn for organizing and moderating this informative event!
In Honor of our Future we will be providing Free Daycare at Laugh Out Loud (ages 2 and up). Please RSVP by messaging Douglas County Democrats on Facebook or emailing dcdksit@gmail.com.
Kaw Valley Eagles Day
Saturday, January 20, 2018
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Lawrence Free State High School
4700 Overland Drive, Lawrence, KS
The 22nd Annual Kaw Valley Eagles Day is a free event for the whole family! There will be arts and crafts, informational booths, presentations, live critters on display, owl pellet dissection, and eagle-viewing field trips. Come for an hour or the whole day: you won’t be disappointed!
Kaw Point Park Eagles Day
Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27, 2018
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Kaw Point Park
1403 Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City, KS
Kaw Point Park Eagles Day is a free event for the whole family! There will be a program on eagles from Prairie Park Nature Center featuring an eagle and other birds of prey. Many things for the kids and located on the beautiful Kansas River!