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The Missouri River Mitigation Project is an effort to create new wildlife habitat and restore
existing wildlife areas along 735 miles of the Missouri River between Sioux City, Iowa, and the
mouth of the river, north of St. Louis, Mo. Where possible, the Missouri River will be
returned to a condition that more resembles its original state, before the beginning of
channelization and other man-made modifications.
This web site will offer news, information and resources on the Mitigation Project and on more than
50 mitigation sites in the project area - stay tuned.
If you are interested in selling land to the Corps of Engineers for this program, see our
Land Acquisition FAQs page for basic information.
You are welcome to contact us at any time with your
questions or comments.
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| Environmental Impact | A Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) was completed prior to project implementation on the additional acres. | | Land Acquisition FAQ | Receive answers to common questions on the acquisition program. | | Mitigation Documents | A library for documents relating to the Mitigation Program. Receive semi-annual reports and other site specific reports. | | Mitigation Meetings | A listing of Mitigation program meetings with link to details and documents related to the meeting. | |
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| The Missouri River Mitigation Project is an effort to mitigate, or compensate for
losses of fish and wildlife habitat that are the result of past channelization efforts on the Missouri River.
The Missouri River Mitigation Project extends from Sioux City, Iowa to the mouth of the Missouri River near St. Louis,
a length of 735 river miles. The project will develop approximately 166,750 acres of land in separate locations along
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The purpose of this mitigation effort is to acquire land and develop aquatic and terrestrial habitat on individual
sites found along the length of the project area. New wildlife areas will be created, existing areas will be improved,
and where possible, the river and its features will be restored to more resemble the river's original historic condition.
The project will develop approximately 166,750 acres of land in separate locations along the river in Nebraska, Iowa,
Kansas and Missouri.
Preservation or restoration will be accomplished by means of land acquisition from willing sellers, dredging filled-in
areas, reopening historic chutes, bank stabilization, dike notching, pumping, dike/levee construction, vegetative
plantings, and vegetation and land management.
To construct this mitigation project the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working with a coordination team,
comprised of State and Federal fish and wildlife agencies, In addition, the Corps also works with interested State
and local groups on a site-by-site basis for successful project implementation.
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The Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Project is managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). We
encourage you to contact us with any questions or concerns. You may send comments directly to the Project Manager in
Kansas City by using our COMMENT FORM. Or, you may contact us at one of the following addresses:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City District
ATTN: CENWK-PM-CJ
601 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
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US Army Corps of Engineers
Omaha District
ATTN: CENWO-PM-C
1616 Capitol Ave.
Omaha, NE 68102
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In addition, several resource agencies have been established as project partners. These partners are directly
involved in the site-specific implementation, operation and maintenance of the mitigation sites. Additional
information may be obtained by contacting:
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Fish & Wildlife Division
Wallace State Office Building
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0034
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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
900 SW Jackson, Suite 502
Topeka, KS 66612
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Missouri Department of Conservation
Policy Coordination
2901 West Truman Blvd
Jefferson City, MO 65109
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Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
2200 North 33rd Street
Lincoln, NE 68503
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US Fish and Wildlife Service
608 East Cherry Street
Columbia, MO 65201
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