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Rain Barrel Workshops
Free For Johnson County Residents

Spring Hill- April 23, 2009 at the Spring Hill Community Center 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
De Soto- May 12, 2009 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Miller Memorial Park
Edgerton- May 26, 2009 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Edgerton City Hall
Gardner- June 16, 2009 at the Gardner Senior Center 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
 

Click HERE for More Information

 

Fishing Line Recycle Bins
Installed at Hillsdale Lake!
  A new recycling program offers a solution at Hillsdale Lake.  
Hillsdale Water Quality Project, and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) installed three monofilament, or fishing line, recycle bins in March.
  The bins are located at the Jayhawker Boat Ramp, Marysville Boat Ramp and the Spillway.
  The monofilament recycling bins are important to use to keep the fishing line off the shores and out of the water.
  Gary Lucas, Hillsdale State Park KDWP Manager, emphasized the importance of collecting monofilament.
  “I am excited and thankful to have the monofilament bins in place,” Lucas said. “Abandoned monofilament can be deadly for entangled birds and other wildlife. Monofilament can foul motor props and turf mowers.”
  The Project’s Information Specialist Jennie Fyock encourages properly discarding all recyclable materials.
  “We hold many clean up events throughout the year,” Fyock said. “It is always amazing how much fishing line is collected by volunteers. The bins create a convenient, simple way to recycle fishing line so that it can be used for other useful things.”
  Project staff will collect and submit the collected fishing line so that it will be cleaned and recycled into items such as: tackle boxes, underwater fish structures and other fishing related items.
  The three monofilament recycling bins provide convenience at accessible sites.
  “I hope our lake users will use the bins for old fishing line and not leave it lay for someone else’s trouble,” Lucas said.
  Missouri Stream Team, in partnership with Berkley Pure Fishing, donated the PVC monofilament recycling bins to Project for use at Hillsdale Lake.
  The Project recently received Johnson County Stormwater Management Advisory Council grant funding for this and many other activities through the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program.
 


Become a
Member Today!

You
can
help Hillsdale
 Lake and the
entire watershed by
volunteering your time,
your talents and/or your
tax-deductible donations.
Your contribution will make a
difference, not only in the quality
of our water, but also in the life it supports! Membership is only:
$15- Individual; $20- Family;$100
- Small Business;$250- Large
Business; and Various
Contributions for
Municipal.

 
 
 Click Here for Membership Form


 

Spring Hill Watershed Restoration And Protection Strategy:

www.oasites.com/springhillWRAPS/

Marais des Cygnes
Basin Advisory Committee

Marais des Cygnes Riparian
Forestry Initiative

Click Here for More Information and Upcoming Events...

Project Earns 'KACEE' AWARD!   
Kansas Association of Conservation and Environmental Education Award
for Excellence in Conservation and Environmental Education!
Click Here for More Information About KACEE! 

Jayhawk Marina 

 


 at Hillsdale Lake
For more information go to www.jayhawkmarina.com

 

2007 'WRAPS' Meetings Completed

Four public meetings were held to gather public input for a WRAPS document. The meetings were held in Spring Hill, Edgerton, Wellsville and Gardner. The Hillsdale WRAPS- or Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy-
is a planning tool for restoration and protection measures within Hillsdale Lake's Watershed. It will be a tool
used to implement best management practices, educational practices and monitoring and assessing of the
Hillsdale Watershed's water resources. It combines public comments from all over the watershed to
create a master WRAPS plan.

For more information, please contact the office at: 913-829-9414.

Layman's Guide to Kansas' Water Terminology and Acronyms
Second Printing Still Available! Supplies Limited!
A Guide for Stakeholders, Agency Representatives, Commission and Board Members
and Everyone Interested in Kansas' Water Resources!


 

Stream Teams from Spring Hill Middle School, Wheatridge Middle School and Pioneer Ridge Middle School Participate
in World Water Monitoring Day!

Click HERE for More Stream Team Information

View real-time data at two stream gauging stations within the watershed:
Big Bull Creek near Edgerton, KS
 Little Bull Creek near Spring Hill, KS

 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Hillsdale Lake featuring daily reports

Organize your own stream team, staff will help you!

The Hillsdale Water Quality Project is funded by local private, corporate and municipal contributions in addition to an EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Grants, administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and a Johnson County Stormwater Management Advisory Council Grant funded through the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program. .

Project Contacts

One New Century Parkway Suite 115              New Century, Kansas 66031
(913) 829-9414      Fax: (913) 393-1394