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A festival celebrating the adventures we have in the great state of Kansas.

02/15/2026

The deadline to pre-order Rooted in the Prairie is coming up on February 28!

Created by Becky Harpstrite and Travis Weller with funding from our SOSAA grant program, this beautifully crafted journal offers 52 place-based prompts, 29 prairie photographs, and space to write, draw or collage as you “remember what it means to let a place shape you”.

This is a limited run, so make sure to get your order in soon if you’d like a copy!

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02/03/2026

We have some very exciting news! Thanks to an incredible outpouring of community support, Outdoors Unscripted is continuing on in 2026!

This year, our goal is to keep lifting up local artists, adventurers, healers, nature-lovers, and culture-bearers through open-access events that bring people together across disciplines, identities, and landscapes. Expect more gatherings that celebrate creativity, connection, and our shared love for the prairies, woodlands and wetlands that are our home.

We have so many ideas brewing and can’t wait to share what’s next! Stay tuned, and thank you for being part of this wonderful community 💗

12/01/2025

Please join us this Saturday, December 6th at upstairs at 6pm to celebrate the 2025 SOSAA awardees! These local artists and adventurers will share their art projects inspired by the open spaces of Douglas County while we enjoy snacks and drinks among nature-loving friends. The event is free! We hope to see you there!

11/20/2025

Thank you and for this vibrant discussion on the impact and history of our nation’s sixth-longest river!

Conversations like these help us all deepen our connection to the lands and waters that shape our homes and regions.

11/18/2025

Join us for an evening with Hannes Zacharias, Robert A. Kipp Professor of Practice at the KU School of Public Affairs and Administration, discussing the history of the Arkansas River. Talk starts at 7pm on Wednesday, November 19th at the Hall Center Conference Hall. Entry is FREE!

11/12/2025

See you this Friday at Broken Arrow Park! SOSAA recipient will be presenting their project ‘Fields of Vision’ exploring relationships with nature from varying perspectives. Read more about the event in today’s issue of !

https://lawrencekstimes.com/2025/11/11/fields-vision-pre/

11/04/2025

Thank you for covering our guided prairie walk with author Margaret Renkl at Akin Prairie yesterday! It was a delight celebrating this ancient and endangered ecosystem together and exploring our relationship to the natural world through Renkl’s writing prompts. Thank you .renkl for this fruitful collaboration! Read the full article at the link in our bio.

10/28/2025

This event sold out quickly, but you’re in luck! We’ve just opened up 15 more spots! Register today at tinyurl.com/prairie-walk Can’t wait to see you out on the prairie! 💗✨🌾

10/22/2025

Please join Irish artist and SOSAA recipient Yvonne Klinksick for “Fields of Vision” - an evening of art & community inspired by the outdoor view that’s important to you!

Step into a collection of interactive shadow and light art, illuminated paper cut works inspired by community photos & stories, family craft areas, installations and more celebrating how we connect to nature. Come join us at Broken Arrow Shelter, Lawrence, KS on Friday Nov. 14th from 6-8pm for art, live music, food and fun!

10/13/2025

Join Patti Beedles, Conservation Coordinator for the Kansas Land Trust, Andie Perdue, Area Advocate for Lands & Outdoors Unscripted Board Member, and Megan Kaminski, Poet and Professor of Environmental Studies at KU, along with special guest, Margaret Renkl, Author and New York Times columnist, for a special event at Akin Prairie. Attendees will learn about this special place, its important role in our ability to understand prairie ecosystems, and how it is cared for. Inspired by Margaret Renkl’s work, attendees will have a chance to participate in their own writing/response practice in collaboration with the Prairie. The event will close with a unique opportunity to hear Megan Kaminski read her poetry in the place that co-created it.

Bus pick-up is available in front of Haworth Hall on Sunnyside Ave. at 2:00 PM. Sign up at tinyurl.com/prairie-walk !

06/20/2025

We could not be prouder of SOSAA grantee Rachel Allai for launching the inaugural Firefly Festival last Saturday! The event was a HUGE success with a community picnic, art, live music from Sky Smeed, Signal Ridge and Megafauna, and a gorgeous display by our local fireflies along Burroughs Creek. Make sure to follow for more outdoor adventures to come!

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900 Sunnyside Ave
Lawrence, KS
66045

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https://www.outdoorsunscripted.org/

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