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The Prairie Park Nature Center is a nature reserve located on Harper Street on the east side of the city of Lawrence. Opened in 1999, it consists of 100 acres of several kinds of habitats such as prairie, wetlands and woodlands. There is also a five acre lake within a nature center. It is called Mary’s Lake and is a popular fishing spot, stocked with fish throughout the spring and summer by the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks.
There are walking trails for nature lovers and bird watchers. Some of the wildlife that lives in the nature center include birds of prey, beavers, bobcats and deer. The education building includes live animals and natural habitat dioramas.
2730 Harper Street, Lawrence, Kansas, Phone: 785-832-7980
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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