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Fri, May 29, 2026 9:00 am CST - 11:00 am CST
Salina, Kansas, USA
Guided tour: May
Join us for one of our monthly guided tours, where we host the public at our main campus for food,...
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Sat, Jun 6, 2026 10:00 am CST - 2:00 pm CST
Salina, Kansas, USA
Community Days at Marty Bender Nature Area: Ornate Box Turtle conservation
Join us for Community Days at Marty Bender Nature Area in Salina, Kansas! The third event in our new series...
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Sat, Jun 20, 2026 8:00 am CST - 10:00 am CST
Salina, Kansas, USA
Community Days at Marty Bender Nature Area: Women in science and nature
Join us for Community Days at Marty Bender Nature Area in Salina, Kansas! The final event of the spring schedule...
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Fri, Jun 26, 2026 9:00 am CST - 11:00 am CST
Salina, Kansas, USA
Guided tour: June
Join us for one of our monthly tours, where we host the public at our main campus for food, conversation,...
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Fri, Jul 24, 2026 9:00 am CST - 11:00 am CST
Salina, Kansas, USA
Guided tour: July
Join us for one of our monthly guided tours, where we host the public at our main campus for food,...
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Fri, Aug 28, 2026 9:00 am CST - 11:00 am CST
Salina, Kansas, USA
Guided tour: August
Join us for one of our monthly tours, where we host the public at our main campus for food, conversation,...
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Fri, Sep 25, 2026 - Sun, Sep 27, 2026
Salina, Kansas, USA
Prairie Festival 2026
Save the date for Prairie Festival 2026, when we’ll celebrate The Land Institute’s 50th anniversary. Fill out the form below,...
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Fri, Oct 16, 2026 9:00 am CST - 11:00 am CST
Salina, Kansas, USA
Guided tour: October
Join us for one of our monthly guided tours, where we host the public at our main campus for food,...
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Wed, Oct 21, 2026 - Fri, Oct 23, 2026
Bologna, Italy
International Conference on Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Tim Crews, Chief Scientist and International Initiative Director at The Land Institute, will be a keynote speaker at the...
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Wed, Apr 30, 2025 6:00 pm CST – 8:00 pm CST
A Prairie Conversation with Wes Jackson and Friends: April 30, 2025
Kansas Wesleyan University and The Land Institute are co-hosting the next iteration of the ongoing event “A Prairie Conversation,” this time with The Land Institute’s…
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Mon, Apr 21, 2025 12:00 am CST – Sun, Apr 27, 2025 11:59 pm CST – All day
Prairie Prophecy Premiere and Earth Week Events
BUY TICKETS NOW! We invite you to attend the World Premiere of Prairie Prophecy, the feature documentary about the life and life’s work of Wes Jackson, renowned…
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Wed, Feb 26, 2025 6:00 pm CST – 8:00 pm CST
A Prairie Conversation: Kansas Wesleyan Unviersity & 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…
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Tue, Jan 28, 2025 12:00 pm CST – 1:00 pm CST
Perennial Groundcover Series: Iowa State University
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Fri, Jan 24, 2025 12:00 am MST – Sat, Jan 25, 2025 11:59 pm MST – All day
Western Colorado Soil Health, Food, and Farm Forum
Hunter Doyle, Intermountain West Agronomist at The Land Institute, will present on The Land Institute’s perennial grain research initiatives at the Western Colorado Soil Health,…
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Sun, Dec 8, 2024 12:00 pm EST – 3:00 pm EST
2nd High Country Grains Gathering
Appalachian State University is hosting the 2nd High Country Grains Gathering this weekend in Boone, NC, to celebrate and strengthen the regional grain chain. This…
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