Woolsey Wet Prairie

[Phelan]

From Woolsey Wet Prairie Background Info

Woolsey Wet Prairie Sanctuary (WWPS) is a wetland mitigation site adjacent to Fayetteville's West Side Wastewater Treatment Facility. WWPS is a former seasonal wetland associated with Tallgrass Prairie habitat. The area is open and attractive to birds otherwise hard to find in an urban environment. WWPS consists of a series of shallow wet cells separated by earthen berms. The many ‘islands’ are actually prairie mounds that are a natural feature of unplowed or moderately plowed former prairies. Native plant diversity is very high and Osage burrowing crawfish, an endemic species associated with seasonal wetlands, are common. The earthen berms provide a good walking surface throughout the 40-plus acres.

I've lived just up the road from this location and driven past it innumerable times without knowing it existed till someone mentioned it to me last week.

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[Ec1981]

Those are beautiful photos! I love all of them and think you did a great job

 

[mmaria]

2,3,4 for me

 

[twohearted]

Those are really nice. #5 is my favorite, possibly because I'm a fisherman and that's the time of day when the fishing gets good, but mostly because it's a lovely photo! Thanks for sharing.

 

[BillM]

Beautiful shots :thumbup: