A Prairie Conversation: Kansas Wesleyan Unviersity & The Land Institute - The Land Institute

The third installment of the “A Prairie Conversation” series, co-hosted by Kansas Wesleyan University and The Land Institute, is coming to Salina, Kansas, on February 26, 2025. The Land Institute’s co-founder, Wes Jackson, will host a public forum alongside Dr. Karina Yager, an atmospheric scientist from the University of Stony Brook in New York, and Jason Graves, a horticultural agent with K-State Research and Extension Central Kansas District.

The conversation will take place from 6–8 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Peters Science Hall 201 on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus and is open to the public. Click here to learn more about the event.

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