One of Fermata’s favorite Kansas projects, the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, has won the national award for planning and development of a national scenic byway. This award, accepted by the Byway committee (see photo), is presented by the National Scenic Byway program.
The Fermata team on this project included Sandra Murphy, Brenda Adams-Weyant, Maja Smith, Robin Leonard, Ana Patino-Martinez, Kathy Thomas, Shomer Zwelling, Gorges web design, Q Media, Folia, and myself.
I especially want to congratulate our clients – the Byway committee, Barton County, Cris Collier, Janet Crane, Janice Klug, Jerry Segraves, and Diana Watson. All invested endless hours in insuring the success of this wonderful project.
Partners in this effort include the following:
Great Bend Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Barton County
Hoisington, Kansas
Claflin, Kansas
Great Bend, Kansas
Ellinwood, Kansas
Hudson, Kansas
St. John, Kansas
Stafford, Kansas
Barton County, Kansas
Stafford County, Kansas
Reno County, Kansas
Cheyenne Bottoms – Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge -US Fish & Wildlife Service
Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve – The Nature Conservancy
America’s Byways – US Department of Transportation
Kansas Scenic Byways – Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Wetlands Education Center
To be candid, I can’t remember more demanding clients. But the pressure they applied, I believe, brought out the best in our team. Congratulations to all of you.
Finally, I want to thank Janet Crane of Barton County for her unwavering commitment to this project. I also would like to thank Cris Collier for her many years of support and friendship. Cris brought me to Great Bend many years ago, and she, from the beginning, believed in the potential for nature tourism in the region. I know no one with the perseverance of Cris. This award has validated her damn-the-torpedos commitment. Fantastic job, Cris. You deserve the recognition. Great Bend is lucky to have you.
To see the various Byway enhancements, go to the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway website.
Ted Eubanks
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