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Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams

Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams. Harold L. Klaege Executive Director November 20, 2008. KAWS Who We Are. Organized in 1996 in response to the need to provide quality informational and educational materials on the function and value of wetlands, streams, and riparian areas

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Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams

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  1. Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams Harold L. Klaege Executive Director November 20, 2008

  2. KAWSWho We Are Organized in 1996 in response to the need to • provide quality informational and educational materials on the function and value of wetlands, streams, and riparian areas • demonstrate how they could be enhanced, restored, and protected; and • encourage closer cooperation between agencies, organizations, and groups

  3. KAWSWho We Are • KAWS is a 501(c)(3) educational public charity reaching a broad spectrum of individuals, groups, and governmental agencies to improve the wetlands and streams they own or control. •  Currently, we have over 100 member organizations and over 500 individual members

  4. KAWS Mission • To ensure the future of wetlands, streams, and their adjacent riparian areas as an integral part of our Kansas heritage and landscape

  5. KAWS Organization • Board of Directors • Chairman - Charlie Barden, K-State Research & Extension • Vice Chairman - Joe Kramer, KS Wildlife & Parks • Secretary/Treasurer - Steve Swaffar, KS Farm Bureau • Past-Chair – Dennis Haag, Burns McDonnell • Barth Crouch, Playa Lakes Joint Venture • Scott Satterthwaite, KS Dept. of Health & Environment • Rob Reschke, State Conservation Commission • Bob Atchison, KS Forest Service • Betty Durkee, KAW Nation

  6. KAWS Organization • Advisory Committee • Debra Baker, KS Water Office • Kathy Mulder, EPA Region 7 • John Grothaus, US Army Corps of Engineers • Sac and Fox Nation • Jeff Gross, NRCS • Mike Rich, US Fish and Wildlife Service • Rod Winkler, FSA • Mike Christensen, Quail Unlimited • Brandon Houck, Nat’l Wild Turkey Federation • Alison Reber, StreamLink • Gary Satter, RC&D

  7. KAWS Organization • Advisory Committee (cont.) • Brad Loveless, Westar Energy • Donn Teske, KS Farmers Union • Roberta Burton, George Butler Associates • Paul Liechti, KS Biological Survey • Lindsey Douglas, KS Dept. of Agriculture • Penny Hughs, KS Land Improvement Contractors Assoc. • Steve Sorenson, KS Wildlife Federation • Laura Downey, KS Assoc. Cons. & Env. Educators • Dale Kirkham, KS Rural Center • Rob Penner, The Nature Conservancy

  8. KAWSOrganization • KAWS is comprised of chapters – local stakeholder groups that provide the grassroots delivery of its services • KAWS is funded primarily through grants to increase education for a variety of targeted audiences and to complete demonstration projects

  9. KAWSChapters

  10. KAWSFunding Partners • KS Department of Health and Environment – 319 Incremental Grants • State Conservation Commission/EPA Wetlands Program Development Grant FFY 05 • Kansas Water Office/EPA Wetlands Program Development Grant FFY 08

  11. KAWSFunding Partners • US Fish and Wildlife Service • Playa Lakes Joint Venture • KS Department of Wildlife and Parks • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

  12. KAWSStaff and Support • Executive Director • responsible for managing the affairs of the organization under the general oversight of the Board of Directors. • Harold Klaege • Full Time • Located in Salina

  13. KAWSStaff and Support • Chapter Coordinators • Provides leadership and technical support to chapters • Provides support and oversight to KAWS WRAPS coordinators • Provides technical support to WRAPS SLT’s • Conducts tours, workshops, demonstration projects • Coordinates project work in their area

  14. KAWSStaff and Support Chapter Coordinators WRAPS Coordinators Upper Wakarusa Watershed Tom Huntzinger Lawrence, KS Lower Kansas River Rick Davis Topeka, KS Middle Kansas River Rick Davis Topeka, KS • Northeast/Project Coord. • John Bond • Wakefield, KS • Southeast • Doug Blex • Independence, KS • West / Marketing Coord. • Lujeana Howell • Stockton, KS

  15. KAWSStaff and Support Other Other Engineering Streambank & wetland Automated payment process Online (web based) Tracts project cost-share from application to payment • Accounting/Payments • Cavanaugh & Porter, CPA • Topeka, KS • GIS analysis • Jeff Neel, Blue Earth Inc. • Manhattan, KS • Wetland Coordinator • Scott City

  16. KAWSCurrent Strategies • Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) • Wetlands program promotion – Wetlands Reserve Program, CP23a non-flood plain wetlands, etc. • Stream restoration – Environmental Quality Incentives Program, SCC, KS Forrest Service, Mitigation funds

  17. KAWSCurrent Strategies • Salt cedar control demonstrations • Capacity Building – Playa Lakes Joint Venture • Wetland Identification and prioritization process – KS Water Office

  18. KAWSWhat We Do • Education and Outreach • Chapters determine the needs and design tours, workshops, and others tools to achieve their objectives • Illustrate methods landowners can use to create, protect, or restore these areas • All KAWS projects are used as demonstrations

  19. KAWS Projects Elk Creek Wetland Coon Creek Wetland

  20. Little Blue River Project • 31 Landowners • 29 Sites • 8.22 Miles of Streambank • Acres of Riparian Habitat - 110 • Acres of Continuous CRP - 85 • Estimated Project cost (Including • Kansas Buffer Initiative & excluding • USDA CCRP) $500,804.79 or $11.54 / ft.

  21. After Before Krainbill site After three flood events Floods of 8,500, 11,000, 32,000 cfs

  22. 1993 - 619,520 Tons 48,322 Lbs. P 185,856 lbs. K 2,601 lbs. NH4 7,434 lbs NO3 Site #14 Clark

  23. KAWS Projects Hendrickson and Blaser alternate water supply Washington Co.

  24. KAWS Projects Frost-proof tanks and pipelines…fencing off ponds, Miami Co.

  25. KAWS Accomplishments • Total – Over 200 projects using over $6 million in funds • Maintain a very low overhead or administrative cost • Developed a turnkey system for contracts, payments, tracking and completion of projects

  26. KAWSWhat We Do • Watershed Analysis • Stream Riparian Areas • Wetlands • Fecal coliform sources • WRAPS leadership and support • Sponsoring Local Organization • Service Provider

  27. KAWSWRAPS Involvement • Sponsoring Organization for: • Upper Wakarusa Watershed • Middle Kansas River • Lower Kansas River

  28. KAWSSponsorship

  29. KAWSWRAPS Support • WRAPS Service Provider • 15 WRAPS SLT’s around the State • Demonstration Projects • Riparian Assessments • Tours • Workshops • WRAPS Leadership Team support

  30. KAWSService Provider

  31. KAWSWRAPS Ability • Established Accounting System • Existing Financial Management Policy and Procedures Manual and a Procurement Policy and Procedures Manual that meets the requirements for non-profit organizations with EPA federal grants.   • All payments and costs tracked by a CPA

  32. KAWSWRAPS Ability • Financial resources necessary to allow activity to continue for approximately four months while awaiting payments. • KAWS has been involved with grants since 1996. KAWS presently has 7 WRAPS grants with KDHE and grants with the State Conservation Commission, Kansas Water Office, and US F&W Service

  33. KAWSWRAPS Ability • KAWS has demonstrated that its procedures comply with the grant conditions. • The Executive Director reviews and certifies that all procedures and special provisions are met.

  34. KAWSWRAPS Ability • KAWS is presently sponsoring: • Upper Wakarusa Watershed WRAPS, • Middle Kansas River WRAPS and, • Lower Kansas River WRAPS. • KAWS has 2 existing grants as a WRAPS State Wide Service provider and provides assistance to 15 WRAPS SLTs..

  35. KAWSWRAPS Ability • What will KAWS do for the Middle Neosho? • KAWS will hire a part-time WRAPS coordinator to assist the SLT in implementation of the WRAPS grant. • Doug Blex, Chapter Coordinator will assist the WRAPS Coordinator with your project and be available for SLT meetings. 

  36. KAWSWRAPS Ability • What will KAWS do for the Middle Neosho? (con’t) • KAWS Marketing coordinator will assist the WRAPS Coordinator as needed • KAWS GIS consultant will conduct watershed analysis as requested. • KAWS engineering firm will design and install streambank and wetland demonstration projects as requested.

  37. Summary • KAWS has worked with securing, and administering grant funds since inception in 1996. • We have a contract and payment system in place to protect projects and meet audit requirements. • We have an online project tracking system to provide proper grant reports

  38. Summary Continued • Worked with WRAPS for 4 years and have been members of KDHE WRAPS subcommittees. • We work directly with most of the agency and organizations in the state • We have a team to support our coordinators. • Committed to Conservation!

  39. Contact KAWS • Harold L. KlaegePhone: (785) 820-1619Fax: (866) 658-4535Email: hklaege@kaws.org • Doug BlexPhone: (620) 289-4663Email: dblex@kaws.org • www.kaws.org

  40. QUESTIONS?

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