Click on map to enlargeEckhardt Waterfowl Production Area
Location: 8 miles east and 4 miles south of Clay Center, Nebraska
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Size: 174 acres: 65 acres of wetland, 109 acres of upland
Recent Management: Eckhardt is a favorable area for management. Its small size and wetland depth makes it relatively easy to add water during spring and fall migration. The wetland, however, is continually plagued with dense stands of bulrush. Scattered open areas are maintained with either shredding openings or grazing the wetland.
The upland has a good stand of native grass seeding, but the diversity of grasses is limited to about five species over most of the area. A small patch of native, non-farmed ground exists which contains a higher diversity of forbs and grasses.
Eckhardt WPA looking east-southeast
Last updated: September 23, 2008
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