Save Cheyenne Bottoms collection, 1983-1992.

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Save Cheyenne Bottoms collection, 1983-1992.

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The Save Cheyenne Bottoms collection contains correspondence, memoranda, task force meeting minutes, educational brochures & handouts, mailing lists, task force expense reports, and other materials documenting legislative efforts to save the Cheyenne Bottoms (Kan.), dated 1983-1992. The correspondents include the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks, Kansas Audubon Council, Kansas Fish & Game Commission, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Kansas Ornithological Society, and other interested parties. Topics include the planning and construction of the Cheyenne Bottoms visitor's center, Cheyenne Bottoms water supply, Arkansas River water laws, and topics relating to Cheyenne Bottoms conservation. Also included is a biological assessment report from the Kansas Geological Survey and State Biological Survey of Kansas.

2 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Kansas State Historical Society

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