The Milford Lake Watershed WRAPS (Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategy) program provides cost share assistance to producers for establishing best management practices (BMPs) to improve water quality in designated priority areas of the Milford Lake Watershed.
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Milford Lake Watershed
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Priority Areas
Our Work
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About
Watershed Impairments we are currently addressing:
- E. coli
- Fecal coliform
- Phosphorus
- Eutrophication
- Dissolved Oxygen
Watershed Coordinator: Adam Bauer
Stakeholder Leadership Team
- Chair – Rhonda Coffman – Cloud County Conservation District
- Vice Chair – Kelly Griffeth – Jewell County Producer
- Brittany Melton – Jewell County Conservation District
- Greg Sherbert – Clay County Producer
- Hayley Bulk – Clay County Conservation District
- Jeff Jensby – Central Valley Ag
- Marlene Stamm – NCK Environmental, LEPP
- Morgan Fellhoelter – Republic County Conservation District
- Nina Meyer – Washington County Conservation District
- Pat Damman – Kansas Grain Sorghum
- Ron Gilbert – Clay County Producer
- Sherry Koster – NCKLEP – Smith Center Health Department
Partners*
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
- Kansas Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)
- Kansas Water Office (KWO)
- Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
- Kansas State Research and Extension
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD)
- Clay County Conservation District
- Cloud County Conservation District
- Jewell County Conservation District
- Republic County Conservation District
- Washington County Conservation District
- Noble Research Institute
- Central Valley Ag (CVA)
- Wilbur-Ellis
- Polansky Seed
- Star Seed
*This list is ever-changing as the Milford Lake WRAPS develops
Priority Areas
The Milford Watershed has four priority areas (from left to right on the map):
- Buffalo Creek
- Salt Creek
- Peats Creek
- Milford Wildlife Area
Counties
- Clay
- Cloud
- Jewell
- Republic
- Washington
Maps
- Milford Priority Areas – Delineated by color
- Buffalo Creek Priority Area Map
- Salt Creek Priority Area Map
- Peats Creek Priority Area Map
- Milford Wildlife Area Priority Area Map
- Milford Wildlife Area – KDWPT
RCPP – Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Our Work
NEW FOR 2021 – BMP Loaner Program
Interested in experimenting with some conservation practices but not sure it they will work for your operation? The Milford WRAPS offers opportunities to try out BMPs:
- Portable Solar Pumping Unit
- Portable Poly-wire Fencing System for rotational grazing of cover crops
Best Management Practices
Buffalo Creek
– Alternative Water Systems
– Cover Crops for Grazing
– Covered Livestock Areas
– Exclusion Fencing
– Feed Site Relocation
– Winter Feeding Site
Salt Creek
– Alternative Water Systems
– Cover Crops for Grazing
– Covered Livestock Areas
– Exclusion Fencing
– Feed Site Relocation
– Winter Feeding Site
Peats Creek
– Alternative Water Systems
– Cover Crops for Grazing
– Exclusion Fencing
– Winter Feeding Site
Milford Wildlife Area
– Cover Crops for Tenant Farmers
Featured Projects:
Coming in late 2020 – Hagie Highboy interseeder program. Check out this NRCS video of how the highboy can interseed cover crops into your cash crop.
Get Involved
Workshops: TBA
Public Meetings: Held quarterly. Please contact Adam Bauer for information.
- October 23, 2020 at Jitters Coffee House in Concordia (221 W 6th Street).
Download the AGENDA
Volunteer Opportunities: TBA
Stakeholder Leadership Team (SLT) Application: Coming soon!
Contact
Adam Bauer, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, is the Watershed Coordinator for the Milford Lake Watershed. Previously, Adam worked for Pheasants Forever in partnership with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism assisting tenant farmers on the wildlife area and help to promote sustainable farming practices by using cover crops in crop rotations.
Adam brings his expertise in private lands, ArcGIS and Google Earth to the KAWS team.
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