u.s. f ish and w ildlife s ervice 2006 t ransportation c onference p artnerships

U.S. FU.S. FISHISH ANDAND W WILDLIFEILDLIFE S SERVICEERVICE

2006 T2006 TRANSPORTATION RANSPORTATION CCONFERENCEONFERENCE

PPARTNERSHIPSARTNERSHIPS

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KKANSASANSAS W WETLANDS ETLANDS & W& WILDLIFE ILDLIFE

NNATIONALATIONAL S SCENICCENIC B BYWAYYWAY

DDESIGNATIONSESIGNATIONS::

KansasKansas December 2004 December 2004

NationalNational September 2005 September 2005

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KKANSASANSAS W WETLANDSETLANDS & W & WILDLIFEILDLIFE

NNATIONALATIONAL S SCENICCENIC B BYWAYYWAY

AAREAREA M MAPAP

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KWWSBKWWSBDDEFINITION OF EFINITION OF PPARTNERSHIP:ARTNERSHIP:

~ ~ JJOINTOINT P POSSESSION ~OSSESSION ~

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KWWSBKWWSBDDEVELOPMENT EVELOPMENT PPARTNERSHIPARTNERSHIP

7 COMMUNITIES – population range 154 to 15,000

3 COUNTIES – population range 5,000 to 64,000

2 STATE AGENCIES – KS Dept of Wildlife & Parks, KS Dept of Transportation

1 FEDERAL AGENCY – U.S. Fish & Wildlife

1 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION – The Nature Conservancy

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AADDITIONALDDITIONAL PPARTNERSARTNERSSINCE DESIGNATED

NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY

American Byways

Federal Highway Administration

Kansas Travel & Tourism Division

Barton County Community College

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RRECIPE:ECIPE:A SA SETET OFOF D DIRECTIONSIRECTIONS F FOROR M MAKINGAKING S SOMETHINGOMETHING

Recipes consist of several components

All have at least two common factors•Name•List of Ingredients

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My Grandmothertaught us to always add at least

a “pinch” of salt and sugarto every recipe.

One of the best cooks in all of Kansas!

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RRECIPEECIPE

Remember to always include at least a “pinch” of Partnership. Sometimes partners are the sugar and sometimes they are the salt… but they are

both ESSENTIAL if you want the best.

Whatever the name of your recipe:Resource ManagementPublic Use PlanningLong Range Planning

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KWWSB CKWWSB CONTACTSONTACTS::

BYWAY ORGANIZATION

Barton County Tourism Committee1400 Main StreetGreat Bend, KS 67530620-793-1800

BYWAY MARKETING

Convention & Visitors Bureau3111 10th St, P.O. Box 274Great Bend, KS 67530620-792-2750

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“In the end we will conserveonly what we love.

We love only what we understand.

We will understandonly what we are taught.”

~Baba Dioum