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The Heatherridge created wetland
site is located east of an existing
residential subdivision fully
developed with moderate to large
homes. The Oklahoma Turnpike
Authority and the City of Tulsa have
agreed that the Heatherridge site
will serve the dual purpose of
wetland mitigation and stormwater
detention.
The wetlands are 15 acres of
excavated emergent marsh, vegetated
with nurserygrown wetland plants
such as: soft rush, switchgrass,
rice cutgrass, tall fescue, prairie
cordgrass, common three-square,
smartweed, pickerel weed, lizard's
tail, arrowhead, arrow arum, and
soft stem bulrush. Plants are
planted in two zones: Shallow (+1
foot above normal water level [NWL]
to -.5 foot below NWL) and mid to
deep (-.5 foot below NWL to -3 feet
below NWL). In addition to the
plants, approximately 600 bottomland
hardwood trees are planted around
the perimeter of the wetland to
provide buffering and additional
wildlife habitat.
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