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Kansas Conservation Projects

	PARTNERING FOR WILDLIFE IN KANSAS Wildlife Forever and Pheasants Forever joined forces in the Partners for Wildlife Program in Kansas -- resulting in four high-quality habitat enhancement projects. These projects included a 3-1/2-acre wetland created in a 100-acre field that was returned to native prairie grasses in Washington County and the repair of a dam that was damaged by ice to help maintain a 750-acre wetland at the Jamestown Wildlife Management Area in north central Kansas.
	DUCKS DROP IN AT NEW WETLAND The skies around Fort Riley are becoming more crowded as a greater number of ducks are dropping in at the military installation’s new wetlands. More than 150 acres of wetlands were added to Kansas’ total thanks to support from Wildlife Forever. The new wetlands will have a far-reaching impact at the sprawling Army installation. Six seasonal and semi-permanent wetlands were created. Among the waterfowl species that frequent the area are mallards, pintails, gadwall, and blue-winged teal. Other wetland visitors include elk, white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, reptiles, amphibians, and songbirds.
	WILD TURKEYS IN POTTOWATOMIE COUNTY Thanks in part to your support, there are many more wild turkeys in Pottowatomie County, Kansas. The area around the Jeffrey Energy Center complex is generally upland pasture and the complex only utilizes 640 of 11,000 acres. While the habitat and waters supplies were in very good condition, with a little modification, the area would include prime wild turkey habitat. Part of that modification included planting 20 acres with alfalfa and oats to provide additional “loafing”, nesting and brooding habitat. Once the habitat was ready, 150 hybrid (Eastern-Rio) wild turkeys were live trapped from Chase County and released in two designated sites. Prior to their release the turkeys were all banded and a representative sample was fitted with radio transmitters. Information gathered from these efforts is being used to guide similar projects.