Posts Tagged ‘conservation’
John Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, takes us on a bird-tour of the Mississippi River Delta. The Louisiana wetlands that they call home are fast disappearing.
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The USDA is working with landowners in the Mississippi River Basin to reduce agricultural runoff into waterways.;
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Keeping farm field runoff from reaching the Mississippi River is the focus of a U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation effort in Missouri.
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LOADED WITH DUCKS. 483 acre m/l of Waterfowl and White-tail deer haven. Located just 2 miles from the mighty Mississippi River, north of Ten Mile Pond CA and in the heart of the flyway, this unique property offers the total package for today’s sportsman. This tract has been federally protected with a wetlands reserve easement and designed for maximum wildlife habitat. Levied, graded, and irrigated with 2 wells and the ability to flood up to 200 acres. It even has blinds and deer stands already built for a turn-key operation. A 3 acre parcel has been left out so that you may build your lodge or shop to suit your needs. All utilities are available.
This tract features a beautiful blend of heavy timber with many various species of hardwood and some gigantic cypress breaks. The strategic location amongst thousands of acres of row crop ground combined with heavy cover provides excellent white-tail habitat. From the elevated shooting houses you can observe both waterfowl and deer throughout the open fields and wetlands. The southern portion of the property is a tributary for the infamous Big Lake watershed system, the areas go-to spot for duck and goose hunting. Priced at just over 1000/acre makes this a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a premier hunting property. Start a club or keep it to yourself. Whatever you decide act fast, and give Broker-Owner Lucas Edington a call today for all the details.
Additional photos and video available by request. Motivated seller says “Make me an offer” Contact Lucas Edington directly at 573-718-2800 or ledington@mossyoakproperties.com
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Three to four hundred miles farther down the Mississippi, we begin to uncover the soul of “Man River.” It’s called the Mississippi Delta, and it’s where fields of corn and soybeans give way to rice and cotton, crawdads and catfish. Visit http://tinyurl.com/6fessw to watch the entire episode 210.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces a new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin in taped remarks to the Gulf Hypoxia Task Force Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. The Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) will provide approximately $320 million over the next four years for voluntary projects in priority watersheds located in 12 key states. Participation in this initiative, which will be managed by USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will be made available through a competitive process for potential partners at the local, State and national levels.
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Watch the beautiful scenery and listen to the heartfelt words as several prominent community leaders from La Crosse discuss their views on Mississippi Valley Conservancy and the conservation work that MVC supports.
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This is more of a pre-scout for Whitetails in Missouri. We saw deer tracks, droppings, and a doe itself. Looks like a great place to hunt. Heck, even the locals say it’s great! This is filmed in Ted Shanks Conervation area. In a very rural part of Missouri, where grocery stores are an hour drive away and even McDonalds is out of the question, is this interesting wilderness park.
Ted Shanks Conservation Area is located in northern Pike County at the confluence of the Salt and Mississippi Rivers. The area was once a hunting and battleground for Sac and Fox Indians from the north and the Osages from the south. European colonization of the area began when the Spanish issued Francois Saucier a land grant in 1799. Saucier was the son of the designer of Fort de Chartres and was once the owner of the building that became the Cahokia Courthouse. The land in turn became property of Sauciers son-in-law’s brother, Auguste Chouteau, one of the founders of St. Louis, and then to Neree Valle of one of the prominent families of Ste. Genevieve. Zebulon Pike charted the mouth of the Salt River in 1805 while conducting a reconnaissance of the upper Mississippi River. The area was acquired in the early 1970s using Pittman-Robertson funds, the federal excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition.
Ted Shanks Conservation Area consists of 6,705 acres and contains a variety of habitats including bottomland hardwood timber, marshes, emergent wetlands, agricultural row crops, oxbow lakes and sloughs, old fields, and upland woods. Ted Shanks Conservation Area borders nearly 9 miles of the Mississippi River, 5 miles of the Salt River, and has over 2 miles of river bluffs. Two natural areas, Oval Lake and Bur-Reed Slough, are located on the property. The area consists of 3,827 acres of Missouri Department of Conservation lands and 2,878 acres of lands managed under a cooperative agreement between the MDC, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The area allows a variety of outdoor activities. Two boat ramps allow access to the 70-acre Horseshoe Lake and the lower wetlands for anglers and canoeists and there are more than 500 acres of fishable water including the Salt and Mississippi Rivers. Over 35 miles of levees and a 1/3-mile Disabled-Accessible Trail provide excellent hiking opportunities. The area has over a dozen primitive campsites. Picnic tables are available in the summer months at the adjacent Dupont Reservation conservation Area. Hunting for deer, dove, quail, rabbit, squirrel, wild turkey, and waterfowl is allowed and blinds for waterfowl are located on the site.
The headquarters building contains exhibits, displays, and slide programs on outdoor related topics and includes an observation room that overlooks a marsh. A self-guided auto tour that takes a circuitous route of over 11 miles around the area introduces visitors to the wetlands, management techniques, and wildlife of the Ted Shanks Conservation Area. A brochure of the auto tour can be picked up at the headquarters building. Group tours are available on request.
Stay tuned for future Hunts! God Bless!
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MVC Conservation Director George Howe explains how the Mississippi River Valley region is so unique and why preserving land in this area is so special and rewarding.
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