Old Hardtner School • Hardtner, Kansas

301 East Central/Hackberry Road/US 281 (Park on east side of building, Chickasaw Street)

October 19-20, 2021

10 a.m. – October 19 (inside) • 9:30 a.m. – October 20 (field trip)

Meals available (lunch and supper, Yur Place catering)

Schedule of Events:

October 19

9:30 a.m.————– Gather and mingle at Old Hardter School

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.—- Meetings

Noon—————— Lunch

5 p.m.—————— Dinner

Agenda items are welcomed, please sent to Barth Crouch. The main focus will be to discuss how KGLC and our partners can best assist NRCS and the Great Plains Grasslands Initiative meeting and surpass their goals for restoring native grasslands in Kansas.

October 20

9:30 a.m.————– Gather and mingle at Old Hardter School

We will tour various stages of the standing dead cedar problem, including still standing, which has been Ball and Chained, and has been Ball and Chained and burned. We may have a live demonstration if it fits with the work schedules of the ranchers using this method. If there is no live demo, we will have a video presentation during the meeting on October 19th. We will inform you, for certain, on the live demo the week preceding the meeting.

Motel Accommodations:

Kiowa Motel———— 620-825-4040 

Holiday Inn (Alva)—– 580-327-1400 

Comfort Inn & Suite— 580-327-0000

**Additional motels are located in Pratt

For more information, contact Barth Crouch • barth.crouch@gmail.com