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09/29/2026

The Sternberg Museum of Natural History is a special place, one that's been a gateway to science for decades of Kansas children. Their wonderful staff have also been great partners to educators across the state, ourselves included.

If you can, we encourage you to donate if you like to fund the museum in the interim. Whether you choose to donate or not, we ask that you contact your Kansas representatives to let them know that access to science education is more important now than ever, and we need to Save the Sternberg!

09/24/2026

New episode of The Best Biome is live now! We lead off this ep with a timely monarch migration update from Katie Lamke, Endangered Species Biologist at The Xerces Society. Then, in the deep dive, we guarantee that you will learn something weird and wonderful from Nicole's odd pollinator obsessions.

Check it out!

On our new episode: Nicole talks unconventional pollinators, and the Xerces Society gives us an update on monarch butterfly migration.

09/21/2026

Monarch migration is really revving up! As cold fronts finally move into the Great Plains over the last week, Journey North's live maps show a big increase in monarch roost sightings. This is an indicator that migration will peak soon in our part of the country, so look to the skies throughout the next week!

09/04/2026

It's finally here! The 4th Annual ICT Bee Fest kicks off tomorrow at 10am.

A huge thank you to this year's sponsors for supporting us and our mission of environmental education in Wichita! Event hosting by Mid-America All-Indian Museum , media sponsorship from KMUW , and a generous grant from the City of Wichita- Government's Sustainability Integration Board are all helping to connect the people of this community with our native plants and pollinators. Without you, this event would not be possible.

See you all tomorrow morning!

09/03/2026

Two days left until 4th Annual ICT Bee Fest, can you feel the BUZZ??

Some things to know before you go:

- Doors open at 10:00am at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum, and the event runs until 1:00pm. We keep things short and sweet!
- Parking is available at the Exploration Place lot. Follow the signs across the bridge north to the Keeper of the Plains and the entrance gate.
- It's going to be hot and humid on Saturday, with temps climbing into the 90's during the event. Refreshments will be on sale at the event, and water fountains will be inside the building. Stay cool, stay hydrated.

See you all Saturday!

09/01/2026

A quick shout out to the many local businesses and organizations who donated raffle giveaways and other items for The 4th Annual ICT Bee Fest. Your support means a lot, and helps further environmental education and pollinator conservation in our community!

Enter the raffle for just $5 this Saturday to take one of these bundles home:

Wildlife Diversity - Kansas Wildlife & Parks - field guides, books, a bird feeder, and more
Lucinda's - Handmade sunflower earrings by Lilliput and the adorable book "Bees Are Our Friends"
Wild Birds Unlimited - a complete hummingbird feeder kit for your home
CityArts - 50% any multi-week class or one-day workshop

Last but not least, thank you to Prairie Moon Nursery for sending us native seeds packets and catalogs to giveaway FREE at the event!