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Jackson County
=James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area= Lee's Summit, Missouri 64082 James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area Website James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area Map James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area Brochure

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James A. Reed WA
Coordinates: 38.8798356, -94.32225 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About James A. Reed Wildlife Area
One mile east of Lee's Summit on Ranson Road and 3/4 of a mile south of US-50. Woodlands, old fields, grassland, and wetlands. Facilities/features: boat rental, picnic areas and three pavilions, numerous fishing jetties, two fishing docks, an archery range, and 11 fishable lakes and ponds (252 acres total).

The James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area is located in Jackson County, south of US-50, near Lee's Summit. This wildlife area was established in 1952 when Mrs. Nell Reed donated 731 acres of land to the Missouri Department of Conservation in memory of her husband, Senator James A. Reed. Additional tracts were purchased using federal monies and Department funds to bring the area to its present 3,084 acres.

Development of the area and lake construction began in 1957. Over 250 acres of water have been impounded to form 12 lakes, ranging in size from one to 42 acres. Most lakes contain largemouth bass, channel catfish, crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, redear sunfish, and bullheads. Striped bass hybrids have been stocked in several of the lakes. The area also has numerous small ponds.

Woodlands, native grass plantings, shrub plantings, and cropfields are managed to provide year-round food for wildlife. Giant Canada geese nest and winter at the Reed Area. The area also supports good numbers of deer.

This wildlife area was acquired, developed, and is managed in part through the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act and the Pittman-Robertson Wildife Restoration Act administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. From James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area Website

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