MO-McGee+Family+Conservation+Area


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Clinton County
=McGee Family Conservation Area= Plattsburg, Missouri 64477 McGee Family Conservation Area web site McGee Family Conservation Area map McGee Family Conservation Area brochure

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McGee Family CA
Coordinates: 39.543709, -94.4221161 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About McGee Family Conservation Area
From Plattsburg, take MO-116 east, then Route C south 1.6 miles just south of the Little Platte River bridge.

The McGee Family Conservation Area opened for public use on Saturday, September 15, 2011, providing additional hunting, fishing and hiking opportunities in Northwest Missouri.

The almost 1,000-acre upland area is south of Plattsburg and can be accessed off Route C or County Road 240.

In the area's northeast corner there is frontage on both sides of the Little Platte River.

Kansas City businessman Thomas F. McGee, Jr., who died in 2010, bequeathed his farm in Clinton County to the Missouri Department of Conservation so others could enjoy nature.

The area's rolling hills were primarily in pasture for most of the last century. Long-term plans call for coverting upland fescue pastures to more wildlife freindly habitat such as row crops and native warm season grasses.

White-tailed deer and wild turkeys are seen regularly on the area, especially in the wooded areas near the Little Platte River. The area has several farm ponds, some spawning runs up the river if water flow is adequate. From McGee Family Conservation Area web site

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