Kansas streams generally originate from a collection of watercourses dependent upon surface runoff. Water flow is highly variable during and between years.

Objectives

• Restore Riparian Habitat
• Restore Migratory Bird Habitat
• Restore Other Trust Species Habitat
• Reduce Sedimentation of Stream Environments
• Reduce Pollutants entering Stream Systems
• Restore Stream and Riparian Wetland Hydrology

Projects

• Bottomland hardwood restoration
• Headwater stream restoration
• Floodplain wetland restoration
• Fencing to protect/manage riparian zones
• In-stream erosion control
• Wetland buffer seeding to native grasses

Project Examples

• Verdigris River Riparian Project