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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.

Funding

The Upper Blue River COA Partnership recently adopted an 18-month action plan and is seeking funding sources for the projects identified in the plan.

Equipment

Kansas City WildLands (KCWL) is currently on the ground implementing conservation actions identified in the COA's action plan. KCWL hosts citizen volunteer workdays. Equipment needed for these workdays includes: * Commercial grade by-pass loppers (one and one-half inch diameter cut minimum – one dozen) * Commercial grade folding pruning saws (two dozen) * Bow saws (one dozen) * Work gloves (leather or leather palmed - six dozen pairs ) * Safety goggles (two dozen) * Insect repellent (Deep Woods Off or equivalent - two cases) * Water-based marking paint (one case) * High-quality GPS unit * Forestry flame torch

Primary motivations:

Public Benefit

Conservation Mission

Consistent with plans:

Habitat Conservation Plan

Local Land Use Plan

Conservation Plan

State Wildlife Action Plan

Targeted habitats:

• Aquatic
  • Rivers and Streams
• Forests and Woodlands
  • Deciduous Forests and Woodlands
• Human Habitats
  • Urban and Residential
    • Suburban Habitats (Moderate Intensity Developed)
    • Urban Habitats (High Intensity Developed)
• Wetlands and Riparian Habitats
  • Forested or Shrub Wetlands and Swamps
  • Lowland Riparian Forests and Shrublands

Targeted species were not provided for this project.

Is the success of this project's actions being monitored?   Yes