Projects

Past Projects

Hunter Education Materials

WILDSCAPE funded the cost of three shotguns for outstanding hunter education instructor awards in 1997. continued

Mined Land Wildlife Area Project

This project, approved in 1993, resulted from a donation by the Timmons Foundation. Wildscape raised $10,000 in private matching funds as required by the donation to develop handicapped accessible shoreline facilities at public fishing waters in Mined Land units 1 and 6. Two fish feeders were also included.

Gardner Wetlands Project

In 1997, WILDSCAPE secured a private donation of $11,184 to build an observation blind at KCPL's Gardner Wetlands Project.

Lake Perry Fisheries Project

WILDSCAPE worked with the Wildlife Forever organization to facilitate a $10,000 grant for fisheries habitat improvement at Lake Perry.

KDWP Prairie Chicken Project

Wildscape coordinated a $15,000 grant with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to trap prairie chickens in Kansas and introduce the bird to Illinois to improve brood genetics.

Thies Pyramid Ranch Pond Restoration Project

The Kansas Wildscape Foundation assisted the American Sportsfishing Association in collaboration with the Kansas Livestock Association, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and the Thies-Pyramid Ranch, Inc. to issue a grant for the purpose of establishing a pure water source for cattle that would also provide habitat for wetland-associated wildlife. The pond was fenced to keep livestock from directly entering the water. Solar panels were installed to pump the water from the pond to high ground for the cattle. The partnership was an excellent example of environmental groups and cattlemen coming together in a project for the benefit of all.