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St. Clair County
=Blackjack Access= Osceola, Missouri 64776 Blackjack Access web site Blackjack Access map Blackjack Access brochure

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Blackjack Access
Coordinates: 37.8839, -93.7444 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Blackjack Access
From Collins, take US-54 west about 4 miles, then Route J south about 3 miles, and Route W west to the area.

This forest and grassland area offers access to Brush Creek and the Sac River. There is a boat ramp.

Blackjack Access contains a unique complex of grassland, savanna, and woodland. Small glade communities can be found with stunted post and blackjack oak adapted to dry, shallow soil conditions. A few unique bluffs are located along the Sac River on the northwest edge of Blackjack Savanna. Restoration efforts are underway, including tree removal and prescribed burning.

The Sac River bordering this area is important habitat for numerous species of freshwater mussels. The Pink mucket and the Black sandshell are of conservation concern in Missouri that live in flowing waters of large streams among gravel and cobble. The principal cause of decline has been habitat alteration from dam construction, channelization, and dredging. From Blackjack Access web site

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