Posted January 16, 2018 10:30 am by Comments

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism's Marc Murrell
Murrell Chosen To Direct Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita

PRATT, Kan. -(Ammoland.com)- The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Marc Murrell has been appointed to director of the Great Plains Nature Center (GPNC) in Wichita. The GPNC Steering Committee selected Murrell to take over after former director Jim Mason retired in December.

Murrell has served as the GPNC building manager since the facility opened in 1996. He has worked for KDWPT since 1989 when he served as a public information officer out of the southcentral regional office in Valley Center.

Murrell, who is from Topeka, has a bachelor’s degree in fisheries from Kansas State University and worked as a biologist in North Carolina before moving back to Kansas.

The GPNC, located on the southeast corner of Chisholm Creek Park, 6232 E 29th St. N, is the successful result of a unique collaboration of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the City of Wichita’s Park and Recreation Department, and KDWPT. This one-of-a-kind facility provides free access to nature education and outdoor experiences in an urban setting.

In addition to City, USFWS, and KDWPT staff on the nature center side, the facility also houses KDWPT’s Region 3 office, providing offices for …Read the Rest

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