KANSAS CITY WILDLANDS Ever have the urge to get out and get your hands dirty while helping out animals? A few years ago, Larry Rizzo (Missouri Department of Conservation Biologist) and I co-founded a group that provides such opportunities Kansas City Wildlands is a volunteer-based, nonprofit group that identifies quality remnant native habitat in our area, makes management recommendations and leads restoration efforts to help bring it "back". Their tag line is that they provide CPR (Conserve, Protect and Restore) to quality wild spaces. Today, the group is housed at Bridging The Gap and can be found on the web at www.kcwildlands.org. From removing cedar trees from a patch of prairie in Shawnee Mission to cutting out the horrible Amur Honeysuckle from a glade in Swope Park, they conduct many work days each year. Most are geared for the general public but they also work with companies who want to have an employee volunteer work day. So many of us want to help with conservation more but our budgets don't allow it. This group provides us a chance to use our time and desires to help wildlife. For more information on KC Wildlands, visit their website and/or contact Linda Lehrbaum at (816) 561-1061 ext.116.

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