Welcome to Kansas City WildLands!

WildLands is a coalition of resource professionals, private conservation organizations and conservation minded citizens established to restore and manage the remnants of Kansas City's original landscape.

Relatively undisturbed prairie, glade, savanna and forest natural communities still exist on public lands in the metro area, but they need our help. Over time, many such communities have been overtaken by trees and brush, invaded by exotic plants and deprived of the natural processes that maintained them. In addition to a lack of management, these natural communities also suffer from a lack of recognition and appreciation by urban public. An equally important dual goal of the wildlands coalition is to involve citizen metro communities in the care of these lands that represent Kansas City's natural heritage.

KCWL Seed Team Native Plant Website

This reference, created by Kansas City WildLands Seed Teamers Lance Jessee and Tom Schroeder, is a guide to many of the flowers, pods and seeds of prairie and glade plants that are significant in Kansas City WildLands restoration efforts. Click here to access this informative website. To learn more about the Kansas City WildLands Seed Team and how to get involved, please contact Linda Lehrbaum, linda@bridgingthegap.org or 816-561-1061, ext. 116.

Get Involved

Long johns and Loppers!
Kansas City WildLands Winter Ecological Restoration Workday
Saturday, February 25, 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Put on your boots and thermals and join Kansas City WildLands for a winter wild land restoration workday. We'll cut down, treat and remove invasive, exotic woody plants that threaten Kansas City’s beautiful remnant natural communities. MORE INFORMATION

Kansas City WildLands Needs your Help!

As government grants become scarcer, KCWL is turning to you and Kansas City corporations for funding to ensure that we continue to conserve, protect and restore Kansas City’s urban wild lands. As a steward of these wild lands, you can play a significant role in this mission by: