Wakarusa Watershed http://wakarusawatershed.wordpress.com pictures & such Thu, 08 May 2008 20:41:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/2aeae70988c71189dc2ac1758e2a57f7?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Wakarusa Watershed http://wakarusawatershed.wordpress.com The Clinton Store http://wakarusawatershed.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/the-clinton-store/ http://wakarusawatershed.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/the-clinton-store/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 20:41:17 +0000 streamhopper http://wakarusawatershed.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/the-clinton-store/ ]]>

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The Clinton Store, originally uploaded by streamhopper.

You’ll need a boat and some scuba gear to visit other small communities in this watershed but you can still have a Coke and a smile in the little town of Clinton. It’s located on relatively high ground between two “fingers” of Clinton Lake/Reservoir near Lawrence, Kansas.

]]> http://wakarusawatershed.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/the-clinton-store/feed/ 0 Alison Reber Quail Creek (Stormwater) Channel http://wakarusawatershed.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/quail-creek-stormwater-channel/ http://wakarusawatershed.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/quail-creek-stormwater-channel/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 20:34:43 +0000 streamhopper http://wakarusawatershed.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/quail-creek-stormwater-channel/ ]]>

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Quail Creek (Stormwater) Channel, originally uploaded by streamhopper.

The storm channel cuts across several lots before it ends up in the culvert and goes under the street. The stream flows across Hidden Valley Camp for Girl Scouts about 3/4 mile downstream.

Quail Creek is part of the Wakarusa River watershed.

The Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance is working with a number of partners to address water quality concerns in the Wakarusa River watershed.

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The teacher and the skeptics, originally uploaded by streamhopper.

Stan Roth, Kansas Biological Survey, showing a black rat snake to 6th graders during a Wetland Learners field event. May 2006

Wetland Learners is a program of the Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance.

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Deer Creek Summer 2005, originally uploaded by streamhopper.

July 2005, chillin’ at KDWP’s Wildlife Area near Stull, KS

9-year-old Tabitha Reber, Lawrence, checks her net in the far background

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Stormwater Retention Wetland Project, originally uploaded by streamhopper.

As part of its “Wetland Learners” Program, the Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance has partnered with the City of Lawrence to use the area to teach local ecology students about stormwater protection and wetland functions.

This picture was taken in February 2007. It look appreciably more like a wetland now.

Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance

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Wakarusa River Outlet (Clinton Lake), originally uploaded by streamhopper.

Lawrence, Ks. Clinton Lake was built in the late ’70s as part of federal flood control endeavors. The lake is now a popular recreational venue as well as a critical water source for northeastern Kansas. Over 100,000 people rely on the lake for water supply. Like many man-made reservoirs, Clinton Lake is filling in with soil and debris from upstream.

The Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance, many other entities, and landowners are working together to protect and preserve the lake.

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http://kawvalleyheritagealliance.org

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