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KTWU Sunflower Journeys

"Water Woes" - 2605

Season 26 Episode 2605 | 27m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

Dust Bowl Days; Local Enhanced Water Management; Plains People: Jamie Hancock

We visit with some folks who experienced the Dust Bowl and learn how they coped with the conditions; as the Ogallala Aquifer in western Kansas continues to decline, a new approach to groundwater management being implemented near Colby may be able to slow the decline; and we follow Shawnee County Extension Agent Jamie Hancock who talks about a low-water gardening technique called xeriscaping.

10/17/2013 | Rating NR

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KTWU Sunflower Journeys is a local public television program presented by KTWU

Humanities Kansas, Porter Cattle Co., Eaglecrest Retirement Community, TravelKS.com, Crooked Post Winery, in Ozawkie, Kansas, Blanche Bryden Foundation, & The Friends of KTWU

KTWU Sunflower Journeys

"Water Woes" - 2605

Season 26 Episode 2605 | 27m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

We visit with some folks who experienced the Dust Bowl and learn how they coped with the conditions; as the Ogallala Aquifer in western Kansas continues to decline, a new approach to groundwater management being implemented near Colby may be able to slow the decline; and we follow Shawnee County Extension Agent Jamie Hancock who talks about a low-water gardening technique called xeriscaping.

10/17/2013 | Rating NR

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