Warwick creates ideal quail habitat in Kansas prairie
Prairie Village veterinarian Warwick spoke at the Douglas County Conservation District meeting on January 29 about creating ideal quail habitat. He described partitioning his 1999 property into 2 acre sections with 1200 plus shrubs, warm season grasses, a 70 acre watershed lake, and wetland zones to support wildlife. He argued modern farming and fire suppression have altered Kansas habitat and stressed shrubs and warm season grasses as essential to restoring native conditions.
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Hammerschmidts Honored for Soil Conservation Efforts
Lloyd Hammerschmidt and his wife Cheryl will receive a 2006 Kansas Bankers Association Award for soil conservation. After retiring as a city firefighter, he returned to farming on 80 acres in Douglas County and 150 acres in Ellis County, implementing terracing and an improved waterway to curb erosion. The couple added buffer land in 2006 and continue to rely on concerted conservation with local help.
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