GREAT BEND – Gov. Sam Brownback boosted the value of eco-tourism in Kansas during an eco-tourism summit Monday at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center in the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area near Great Bend. Tourism is the third-largest industry in Kansas and has an economic impact of more than $5.4 billion, he said. Kansas has unique ecology and wildlife, and the state’s tourism can capitalize on those assets by encouraging wildlife-watching, birding and nature photography, he said.
Tuesday, May 1, 3 p.m.
