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Kelly LakeKelly LakeThe Nature of Wetland Restoration on Private LandsThe Nature of Wetland Restoration on Private Lands
Brian Thomas, BiologistMike Andreas, Agricultural EngineerUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENatural Resources Conservation Service
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PartnershipsPartnerships
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wetland restorationswetland restorations• Kelly Lake
– Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)– NRCS conservation technical assistance
• Spunky Bottoms– Wetland Reserve Program (WRP)– NRCS easement funding– NRCS conservation technical assistance
• Spring Lake– Wetland Reserve Program (WRP)– NRCS easement funding– NRCS conservation technical assistance
• Emiquon– Wetland Reserve Program (WRP)– NRCS easement funding– NRCS conservation technical assistance
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Wetland Reserve ProgramWetland Reserve Program
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WRP in IllinoisWRP in Illinois
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Kelly Lake wetland restorationKelly Lake wetland restoration
• CREP• Schuyler County• 980 acres• Private ownership• 6 contracts• 17 landowners involved
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History of Kelly Lake History of Kelly Lake -- 1844 Plat 1844 Plat
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History of Kelly Lake History of Kelly Lake -- 1872 Plat 1872 Plat
• Presettlement wetland• Settlement circa 1870
– Same ownership for 100+ years
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History of Kelly Lake History of Kelly Lake -- 1913 Plat 1913 Plat
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Agriculture & Kelly LakeAgriculture & Kelly Lake
• Levee system built circa 1900• Drainage district of 1170 acres
– Main drainage ditch– Pump house
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Pump HousePump House
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Levee maintenanceLevee maintenance
• River’s outside curve, impact side• Levee breeches/repairs: 1926, 1943• Levee improvements
• 1950’s & 1960’s: added 20ft ↑ and 4ft ↔• 1980’s: levee rebuilt
Kelly Lake Drainage District, 1957
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Continuing Continuing maintenance issuesmaintenance issues• 1990’s
– Bank erosion: 40% eroded– Dissolution of drainage district
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Landowner OptionsLandowner Options
• 1999: landowners met with NRCS• Alternatives
– Repair levee– Sell to NGO– Conservation
Reserve EnhancementProgram (CREP)
• Met needs of 17 effected landowners • Land remains in private ownership
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CREPCREP
• Partnership program• Easement & restoration program
– Technical assistance from NRCS, IDNR– 15-year, 30-year, or permanent easement
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Kelly Lake restorationKelly Lake restoration
• 6 conservation plans • 6 CREP contracts • Consensus amongst 17 landowners
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Restoration optionsRestoration options
• Option 1: Restore to 1913 conditions– Limiting factors
• Illinois Waterway• 2.8ft water level increase
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Restoration optionsRestoration options
• Option 2: Wetland cells – Water distribution via existing ditch
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Water control structureWater control structure
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Stop log structure & screw gateStop log structure & screw gate
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Restoration planRestoration plan
• One large wetland lake
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Tree plantings Tree plantings -- 164 acres 164 acres
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Warm season grasses Warm season grasses -- 114 acres114 acres
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Wildlife food plots Wildlife food plots -- 87.1 acres87.1 acres
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OutcomeOutcome
• Kelly Lake covers approx. 615 acres
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Wildlife benefitsWildlife benefits
• 35 species of waterfowl, shorebirds, etc.
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WildlifeWildlife
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WildlifeWildlife
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Fish responseFish response
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ManagementManagement
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Landowner experienceLandowner experience
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