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ABOUT KC WILDLANDS

Kansas City is home to stunning landscapes, wide prairies, sunny woodlands, shaded forests, and rich wetlands. Bridging The Gap’s Kansas City WildLands (KCWL) program is a coalition of resource professionals, private conservation organizations, and conservation-minded citizens that works to preserve and restore the healthiest and most diverse of these ecosystems in our area – public lands that are open for all to enjoy!

Kansas City WildLands

DISCOVER KC WILDLANDS

ABOUT KC WILDLANDS

Kansas City is home to stunning landscapes, wide prairies, sunny woodlands, shaded forests, and rich wetlands. Bridging The Gap’s Kansas City WildLands (KCWL) program is a coalition of resource professionals, private conservation organizations, and conservation-minded citizens that works to preserve and restore the healthiest and most diverse of these ecosystems in our area – public lands that are open for all to enjoy!

CONSERVE, PROTECT, AND RESTORE OUR WILD LANDS

VOLUNTEER

Help clear wild lands of invasive plants such as bush honeysuckle and garlic mustard to allow for the plants native to those landscapes – and the pollinators that depend on them – to thrive.

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JOIN OUR SEED TEAM

Seed team members help identify, collect, and process seeds from wild land sites. These seeds are high-value, significant forbs that are then replanted on public lands.

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BE A CITIZEN SCIENTIST AND EXPLORE

Help identify and catalog the rich diversity of plants and wildlife that call our Kansas City WildLands home. Explore on your own or join one of our organized events.

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DISCOVER KANSAS CITY'S WILDLANDS

The wild lands await you! Explore and fall in love with some of the most diverse, beautiful places right here in KC’s urban backyard. We challenge you to visit all 17!

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DISCOVER KANSAS CITY'S WILDLANDS

The wild lands await you! Explore and fall in love with some of the most diverse, beautiful places right here in KC’s urban backyard. We challenge you to visit all 17!

VIEW LIST OF LOCATIONS

HELP KEEP KC WILD

The wild lands need you! Your support directly funds KCWL’s restoration efforts, including the removal of invasive species, collection of native plant seeds for improving biodiversity, prescribed burns, and more. With your donation, you join a community of individuals whose support ensures the long-term health of Kansas City’s wild landscapes.

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KCWL STEERING COMMITTEE

Matt Garrett, Field Biologist
Johnson County Parks and Recreation District

Mary Nemecek, Conservationist
Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City

Megan Shumaker, Environmental Chair
Shumaker Family Foundation

Jake Jones, Founder and Principal Consultant
What On Earth

Larry Rizzo, Biologist
Habitat Architects

Ginevera Moore, Kansas State Director
The Conservation Fund

Chad Scholes, Biology Professor
Rockhurst University

KCWL STAFF

Hunter Moore — Program Manager
Ginger Werp — Program Coordinator