Who should we contact to support this? Peggy Murdock At 09:35 AM 12/9/98 -0600, you wrote: >If you have questions, comments, or want to make a donation, contact Jaime >Edwards at [log in to unmask] I would also be interested in any >responses. Jane Clark >=================================================== >KELLERTON BIRD CONSERVATION AREA > > The Kellerton Bird Conservation Area is a project of the Wildlife > Diversity Program of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. This > proposed area will be Iowa's first wildlife area where the primary > goal will be to manage habitat for the benefit of nongame birds and > animals. The project includes 680 acres where one of Iowa's few > prairie chicken leks (booming grounds) is located. It is located > just west of Kellerton in Ringgold County in southern Iowa. The IDNR > approved purchase of this property at their November 12, 1998 > meeting! > > Jamie Edwards of the DNR Wildlife Diversity Program says that $13,000 > is still needed to complete the aquisition. The land had to be > re-appraised and the cost went up. > > This is excerpted from a message from Big Bluestem Audubon: > We believe that it fills a great need: a public area > managed for non-game birds. Kellerton preserves a natural > ecosystem, and will allow all Iowans to enjoy the observation of its > birds and wildlife. We need to step forward now with monetary >support. > A great show of support at this time will ensure that we have a say in the >management > of the Kellerton area. We want to see this project focused on the > grassland birds including neotropical migrants and Prairie Chickens. > We need to vote support with our pocketbooks and wallets! > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send email to [log in to unmask] >Make the message text (not the Subject): SIGNOFF IOWA-TOPICS > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send email to [log in to unmask] Make the message text (not the Subject): SIGNOFF IOWA-TOPICS