News Release

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Seeks Bids for Haying Special Use Permit

Living history demonstrators show a skirmish line in a field at Wilson's Creek NB

NPS

News Release Date: April 10, 2020

Contact: Connie Langum

Republic, Mo. – Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is accepting bids for haying fescue grass within the Battlefield. This special use permit will be good for five (5) years and is utilized to help maintain the cultural landscape.

Bids will be accepted for three weeks from the date of this press release.

Over the past few years the Battlefield has received bids ranging from $1,500 to $11,000. The winning bidder will be granted a permit to hay approximately 483 acres of fescue grass between the dates of May 1 and October 31 each year from 2020 to 2025. Bids will be judged on the amount of the bid, ability to perform the work based on previous work performance, and agreement to permit conditions.

Conditions of the permit include:
 

• Yearly payment to the U.S. government for haying the entire 483 acres
• Cutting thistles before seeding
• Prompt removal of hay bales
• Prior approval before use of fertilizer
• Grazing livestock is not allowed, but seed harvesting is permitted

Interested bidders can request an application form, maps of the areas, and site-specific requirements by contacting Connie Langum via email at [e-mail]. For additional information on this project or to request a printed application package by mail, contact the park at 417-732-2662.

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield preserves and commemorates the first major battle of the Civil War in the West. Administered by the National Park Service, the 1,920-acre battlefield is located 10 miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri at the intersection of ZZ Highway and Farm Road 182.