Allbird Conservation... BCR 22
Breakout Session (March 5-6, 2003, Salina, KS)
Eastern Tallgrass Prairie in Kansas
Private Land… Prioritized Issues
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Fragmentation
* Urban and housing developments
* Commercial
* Wind power -
Research and data collection
* Using demonstration areas of patch burn and other grazing regimes -
Current fire regimes/grazing systems fail to meet wildlife needs
* Incentives needed to change
* Invasive species
* Sericea lespedeza
* Cedar, locust, osage orange
Public Lands… Prioritized Issues
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Education of Public Land Mgrs.
* Public lands inventory
* Habitat management meetings
* Tours to other wildlife areas
* Develop a peer list for reference -
Invasive species
* Identification
* Management techniques
* Funding needed -
Ecosystem management vs. species specific management
* Address policy conflicts
* Site specific plans that incorporate ecosystem/species management - Marketing and modeling for outreach advocacy
- Funding and manpower
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