MO-Tarkio+Prairie+CA


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Atchison County
=Tarkio Prairie Conservation Area= Westboro, Missouri 64498 Tarkio Prairie Conservation Area Bird List (eBird Bar Chart) Tarkio Prairie Conservation Area Website Tarkio Prairie Conservation Area Map Tarkio Prairie Conservation Area Brochure

Tarkio Prairie CA
Map View details Recent visits Submit data Coordinates: 40.5023, -95.2115

Five miles east of Westboro on Route C, then south two miles on Y Avenue.

This area contains a 57-acre natural area featuring diverse prairie flora on glacial till soil.

The area contains one of the few known high quality prairies remaining in the glaciated plains of north Missouri. It features a very diverse prairie flora on loess and glacial till soils.

Vast prairies once stretched across Missouri, dominating the landscapes of the five northwestern counties in the state. Atchison County was 83 percent prairie.

The French were the first to visit these extensive grasslands and call them prairies, their word for European meadow.

The Conservation Department, which is commited to protecting the state's remaining prairie heritage, purchased a 160-acre tract in 1985, added 400 acres to the area in 1995, and added another 80 acres to the area in 2003.

The area is available to the public for a variety of outdoor activities compatible with resource management. A portion of the area has been classified as a Missouri Natural Area. From Tarkio Prairie Conservation Area Website

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