On April 27, a special day for the birds at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center, a branch of Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History, will begin with the first-ever 5K Wild Goose Chase and end with a lecture on helping birds.  

The 5K, at KWEC, 592 NE K-156 Highway, Great Bend, will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m. The race, beginning at 9 a.m., will take runners through Cheyenne Bottoms and end near the KWEC. A one-mile walk will also be available.

Anyone can participate. Prizes will be awarded in age divisions for men and women. The registration fee is $25 until April 15. The fee is $35 after that, and late registrants are not guaranteed a T-shirt. 

To pre-register, go to wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu. or  For more information, contact Curtis Wolf, manager of the KWEC, at 1877-243-9268 or [email protected].