Purpose: This restoration project restored and protected habitat for wintering and migrating waterfowl in Lincoln County, Kentucky. By constructing six levees, planting 230 acres of bottomland hardoods and restoring wetland function to 5 impoundments, we improved water level management capabilities. 
 

Location:  Dix River Wildlife Managment Area; Lincoln County, KY

Acres Impacted: 270

Habitat Type: Moist soil vegetation/ bottomland hardwoods

Partners: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

Timeline: Construction completed in August 2007.

DU Contact:
Tim Willis
Regional Biologist
Oil Well Road
Jackson, TN
731.668.0700
twillis@ducks.org