Information Paper. Kansas City District. Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Project Jim and Olivia Hare Wildlife Area, MO

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1 City District Information Paper River Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Project Jim and Olivia Hare Wildlife Area, MO Riverine habitat created in 2004/2005 by modifying existing river structures along the banks, Oct Contact David Hibbs, Project Biologist Phone: Location Two miles west of Nodaway,, river miles 466 to 464 at the Dallas Bends of the River. In 2004 and 2005, the Corps of Engineers completed several modifications to the existing river structures along the banks of this site. The modifications eroded some of the bank, allowing the river to widen in this area. The resulting shallow, slow moving water provides more diversity within the river for big river native fishes. The Corps, MDC and US Fish and Wildlife Service will be completing a Project Implementation Report for the site during An Environmental Assessment of the site will then be performed followed by additional projects needed to convert the area to fish and wildlife habitats. Current Status Conversion of the lands to native land covers is underway. Access to the site is limited due to an adjacent railroad separating the site from the Monkey Mountain CA. MDC has constructed a parking lot in the northwest corner of the area between the railroad and county road to assure safe access for the general public. The site is open to the public for a variety of uses including fishing, bird watching, hiking, and hunting. Description This mitigation site is 657 acres in size. The site was purchased from willing sellers in The site is in the river bottom adjacent to the Department of Conservation s (MDC) Monkey Mountain Conservation Area. The river bottom at this site has been in agricultural production for many years. Through Cooperative Agreement with MDC, the lands are being slowly converted to grassland and bottom land forest habitats. The site will make a great compliment to the adjacent Monkey Mountain Conservation Area, allowing wildlife to move from the upland woods down across the river bottom to the River. Riverine habitat created in 2004/2005 by modifying existing river structures along the banks, Oct. 2006

2 Mitigation/ Recovery Land Cover Mapping Series Jim and Olivia Hare Wildlife Area Existing Conditions as of September 30, 2004 Third Edition September 2007 Andrew Holt Holt 340 Parkstone Dr Doniphan Legend Category 260th Rd 40 Deciduous Forest 80 Cultivated PEM Emergent Wetland PSS Scrub Shrub Wetland Randolph Rd Saratoga Rd R2UBH Shallow Water Habitat M issou r i River Platte River Nebraska Arkansas R iv er Mitigation/ Recovery - Project Overview ^_ Iowa Wisconsin Riv er Wisconsin J and O Hare Wildlife Area Illinois Mississippi River I llinois Rive r Miles Prepared and Produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers City District Projection and Datum Information North American Datum of UTM Zone 15N Projection:... Transverse Mercator False Easting: False Northing: Central Meridian: Scale Factor: Latitude of Origin GCS... North American 1983 USERS SHOULD REFER CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, AND COMMENTS FOR IMPROVING THIS PRODUCT TO : GDS COORDINATOR, UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, KANSAS CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, 601 EAST 12TH, ROOM 812, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI A pdf version of this file can be found at: K:\projects\civ\Mitig ation\pdf\habitat Assessment Maps\11x17 J and O Hare Wildlife Area Holt State - Overview ^_ Doniphan 29 Andrew

3 Figure 1 Mitigation Acres By Land Cover Classification Class ID Land Cover Class Total Acres % of Total Total % 2 Cultivated % 4 Deciduous Forest % 18 Shallow Water % 17 Scrub Shrub Wetland % 8 Emergent Wetland % Deciduous Forest, 8.7% Shallow Water, 1.8% Scrub Shrub Wetland, 0.7% Emergent Wetland, 0.4% Cultivated, 88.4%

4 Figure 2 Acreage in Mitigation Recovery Program Total Acres in Total Program Acres in Total Site Acres Program Acres, Other Sites Acres Not in Program State Andrew 279, ,644 Holt 300,256 6, , ,075 Total 579,591 6, , , % 1.1% 98.8% Total Site Acres Program Acres, Other Sites Acres Not in Program

5 Figure 3 Levee Protection Status Levee Protection Status Acres % of Total Total % *Other % Protected % Unprotected % *Value includes levees and areas with unknown protection status. Unprotected 10.0% *Other 9.1% Protected 80.8%