...KS has 11 or 12 species of crayfish. Any possibility of screwing up a pond via trapping or seining out of a local creek? ...
You'll find a few opinions on this, but since you are more concerned than most about introducing odd species...I suggest you become acquainted with identifying the craws in your area. At least the more common natives and any invasives that may be around.
This way you can ID a good species or two to transplant and avoid any bad ones that show up in the trap/net.
Identifying craws can be pretty tricky, but it should be fairly easy to ID the bad ones from the rest of them. And, If in doubt...throw it back.
Some say...the invasive species is already here, why bother with avoiding the transplant. While others are more active in preservation of the natives. At any rate, transplanting craws from a nearby BOW should not ruin you pond with regards to species unless you transplant the tunneling type. I have heard they can damage the dam. The trick is stocking the craws at the right time in the right quantities. OR, you may find that your HBG pond dream turns into a great crawdad farm...lol
