Plants in Bloom
East Stream (Nee Kee Nee)
natural area
ABOUT THE East Stream (Nee Kee Nee)
The East Stream, which has been named Nee Kee Nee (revived water) by the present-day Osage Nation, was daylighted in 2022, having previously been covered in the 1910s. The stream recovery project features several large-scale raingardens (stormwater BMPs) that slow, filter, and treat rainwater and allow for deep soil infiltration. The project also honors the ancestral Osage people who inhabited the land prior to European settlement, with their story told throughout the stream including an Osage village reproduction and animal iconography.