Fridays on the Farm: Making Wetland Restoration History in Kansas

Max and Eweleen Good of Oswego, Kansas

Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Fridays on the Farm: Making Wetland Restoration History in Kansas This Friday meet Max and Eweleen Good, the first landowners in Kansas to voluntarily participate in a USDA wetland restoration program in 1994. The Goods live on 40 acres northeast of Oswego, Kansas, in Labette County. Their land likely started as tall grass prairie scattered with ponds before being used as farmland. By the time the Goods acquired the land, it was a successional tree stand with seasonal ponding. As curious naturalists, Max and Eweleen wanted to improve and restore their land to a natural state. "Our goal was to hopefully replace what we took from earth, to educate others with examples by sharing our research and experiences," Max Good said.  Read More

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