2010 Ecological Restoration Workdays

How to Get Involved with KC WildLands

Save these dates!

Long johns and Loppers!!!
Kansas City WildLands Ecological Restoration Workday

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

We will be focusing this winter workday on cutting down, treating and removing invasive and exotic woody plants that threaten four of Kansas City’s beautiful remnant natural communities. Restoration will take place on four sites:

This is a great opportunity to do hands-on restoration and conservation work on our urban area’s ever-dwindling wild acres. You will help make a difference to the wild areas of Kansas City that will be evident for years to come!

Please note that some of these sites have limited openings, so please register early, especially if you are bringing a group.

To register for a site or for more information, call Linda Lehrbaum at 816-561-1061, ext. 116, or e-mail linda@bridgingthegap.org.

Plant the prairie!!!
Kansas City WildLands Ecological Restoration Workday

Saturday, May 8, 2010
9:00 AM-Noon

Come help us plant wildflower seedlings grown from locally harvested seeds on three of Kansas City's beautiful remnant natural communities. If there's time, we will remove invasive plants from these areas, too, to give the seedlings plenty of space to grow. Three WildLands sites will be targeted:

This is a great opportunity to do hands-on restoration and conservation work on our urban area's ever-dwindling wild acres. You will help make a difference to the wild areas of Kansas City that will be evident for years to come!

Please note that some of these sites have limited openings, so please register early, especially if you are bringing a group.

To register for a site or for more information, call Linda Lehrbaum at 816-561-1061, ext. 116 or e-mail linda@bridgingthegap.org.

To Battle!!!
Kansas City WildLands Annual Honeysuckle Battle

Saturday, November 6, 2010
9:00 AM-Noon

Join us for our biggest restoration event of the year as we battle the  dread shrub honeysuckle that threatens Kansas City's beautiful wild places on several sites at once. This is a GREAT group workday! Check back here for locations summer 2010.

Got a group?

Looking for a wonderful group volunteer opportunity? From September through early May, Kansas City WildLands offers restoration opportunities on several sites throughout the region. Workdays can be arranged most days of the week for a group of 15 or more.

For more information or to arrange for a group restoration workday, contact Linda Lehrbaum, Kansas City WildLands coordinator, at 816-561-1061, ext. 116 or linda@bridgingthegap.org.

The Kansas City WildLands Wish List

So many ways to help restore, conserve and protect the remnant wilds of Kansas City!

Can’t make it to a workday but want to volunteer with Kansas City WildLands?
Or maybe you have special skills you would be willing to share to keep KCWL restoration and conservation efforts running at peak performance?? Boy oh boy, do we need you!!! Click here to check out our wish list to see the skills and donations we are needing!