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Images from Healing Springs Natural Area and our stewardship activities.

Clear, shallow Little Osage Creek with rocky bed flowing through green forest at Healing Springs Natural Area
Crystal-clear summer waters on Little Osage Creek
Clear spring-fed stream with aquatic plants flowing through budding forest
Spring-fed stream in early season
Snow-lined Little Osage Creek with clear water and rocky bed in winter
Winter on Little Osage Creek.
Snow-covered bank along Little Osage Creek with tree reflections in calm winter water
Winter on Little Osage Creek — woodland reflections
Little Osage Creek in winter woodland with snow on the banks
Little Osage Creek in winter woodland
Shallow spring-fed stream flowing past a rocky bank through woodland
Spring-fed stream and rocky shoreline
Winding spring-fed stream through lush green spring forest
Spring-fed stream winding through spring forest
Rocky shore along Little Osage Creek with clear flowing water
Rocky corridor along Little Osage Creek
Little Osage Creek flowing through green riparian forest
Little Osage Creek
Grassy path leading to a spring-fed pond surrounded by trees
Spring-fed pond and woodland path
Woodland path meeting a calm spring-fed pool
Woodland path at a spring-fed pool
Spring-fed stream flowing over a natural woody dam in dense green forest
Spring-fed stream and natural woody structure
Bright green spring forest with grassy floor and standing dead tree snag
Spring forest canopy
Grassy trail leading into forest through a rustic log archway
Trail entrance into the woods
Mowed grass path winding through slender trees
Woodland trail
Dirt trail framed by wooden fence posts leading into green forest
Forest trail with rustic posts
Grassy path through open woodland with leafless trees in early season
Open woodland in early season
Colorful native darter fish with blue fins held in a field viewing container
Native darter — indicator of spring-fed stream health
Small native fish measured in a field photarium during a spring-fed stream survey
Spring-fed stream survey — native fish species
Crayfish found in spring-fed stream gravels during field exploration
Crayfish in spring-fed stream habitat
Close view of a crayfish held above spring-fed stream gravel
Aquatic life in the gravels
Eastern box turtle walking through grass at Healing Springs Natural Area
Eastern box turtle on the forest floor
Turtle moving through tall sunlit grass
Turtle in meadow grass
Canada goose swimming in a wetland pond
Canada goose in wetland habitat
Canada goose standing on a log in duckweed-covered water
Canada goose on a fallen log
Canada goose standing in shallow pond with reflection
Canada goose in the shallows
Canada goose swimming past a fallen log in a wooded pond
Goose in the woodland pond
Canada goose swimming among tall green reeds
Goose among the reeds
Beaver crossing a stream fed by Fulbright Spring at Healing Springs Natural Area
Beaver crossing stream fed by Fulbright Spring.
Beaver dam on a spring-fed stream with solar-powered water quality monitoring station in background
Beaver dam and water quality monitoring station
Wild Cucurbita pepo found at Healing Springs Natural Area, ancestral to domesticated squash, pumpkins, and gourds
A wild form of Cucurbita pepo, part of the ancestral lineage of domesticated squash varieties including pumpkins and gourds.