Kansas City WildLands - Upper Blue River COA Restoration Project
Project Description
Kansas City Wildlands has brought together partners and stakeholders to develop a Conservation Opportunity Area (COA) action plan in the Kansas City area in accordance with the Missouri Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS), and has implemented conservation actions identified in the plan.
Project Map
County: Jackson County, MO
Project Size:
- 13531.58 acres
Project Sites
- Upper Blue River COA
Goals and Targets
Primary Motivations:
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Public Benefit
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Conservation Mission
Consistent With Plans:
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Habitat Conservation Plan
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Local Land Use Plan
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Conservation Plan
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State Wildlife Action Plan
Targeted Habitats:
- Aquatic
- Rivers and Streams
- Forests and Woodlands
- Deciduous Forests and Woodlands
- Human Habitats
- Urban and Residential
- Urban Habitats (High Intensity Developed)
- Suburban Habitats (Moderate Intensity Developed)
- Wetlands and Riparian Habitats
- Forested or Shrub Wetlands and Swamps
- Lowland Riparian Forests and Shrublands
Targeted Species:
No targeted species were identified for this project.
Conservation Actions
Action | Status | Start Year | End Year |
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Control invasive plants | Ongoing Management | 2008 | 2009 |
Vegetation monitoring | Ongoing Management | 2007 | 2009 |
Remove litter and waste | Ongoing Management | 2008 | 2009 |
Other - Enhance stewardship (timber, ranch, farm, urban): Citizen volunteer workdays | In Progress | 2008 | 2009 |
Education | Ongoing Management | 2008 | 2009 |
Develop a wildlife management plan | In Progress | 2008 | 2009 |
Water monitoring | Ongoing Management | 2008 | 2009 |
Vertebrate monitoring | Ongoing Management | 2008 | 2009 |
Other - Education: Public speaking | In Progress | 2008 | 2009 |
Plant native riparian, wetland or aquatic vegetation | Ongoing Management | 2008 | 2009 |
Plant native trees and/or shrubs, herbs, forbs, grasses | In Progress | 2008 | 2009 |
Conduct prescribed burns | Completed | 2008 | 2009 |
Maintain or create natural stream buffers | In Progress | 2008 | 2009 |
Collect, store, and propagate seeds of rare and endangered plants | Completed | 2008 | 2009 |
Avoid development in sensitive habitat | Ongoing Management | 2008 | 2009 |
Create or maintain aquatic habitat buffers | Ongoing Management | 2008 | 2009 |