Wah-Sha-She Prairie

A nearly level upland prairie over claypan soils (Cherokee silt loam) with high plant diversity in the Osage Plains Natural Division. A 10-acre pond and shallow marsh, although not natural features, attract reptiles and amphibians, as well as migrating shorebirds and waterfowl once common to native marshy prairies. This is the only claypan soil prairie on public land in the Osage Plains Natural Division. Wah-Sha-She means "Water People," a subdivision of the Osage Tribe.

Access Information:

GPS parking lot.

General Information

Designation Date:

10/22/1975

Acreage:

145

Owner:

The Nature Conservancy

County:

Jasper

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