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Jefferson County
=Young Conservation Area= Eureka, Missouri 63025 Young Conservation Area Website Young Conservation Area Map Young Conservation Area Brochure

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Young CA
Coordinates: 38.4470333, -90.6632361 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips on birding Young Conservation Area
From Audubon Society of Missouri Birder's Guide

About Young Conservation Area
Young Conservation Area is located in Jefferson County. To get there, go south on Route W off I-44, then three miles west on Route FF.

This area is mostly forest with prairie and old fields. Facilities/features: a permanent stream (LaBarque Creek). Young Conservation Area, located in north-central Jefferson County, is mostly forest with native warm season grass fields and old fields.

LaBarque Creek, a permanent stream running along the northern portion of the area is known for its high quality riparian ecosystem. The original 970-acre tract was acquired through a donation and purchase by the Conservation Department in 1986. Since then, several additional tracts have been added to the area, including a 154 acre tract that was acquired through funds form the USDA Forest Service Forest Legacy Program. It is south on Route W off I-44 then three miles west on Route FF.

The area is about 93 percent forested with oak, maple, hickory and other species native to this region. Deer, turkeys and squirrels are abundant. LaBarque Creek, tree plantations, open fields, and restored glades and woodlands provide diverse wildlife habitat.

The two hiking trails traverse the area, the 2.5 mile Taconic Loop Trail and 3.5 mile LaBarque Hills Trail travel past some of the area's natural features including streams, forests, glades, and the various plantations and forest improvement demonstration sites.

During your visit, you may view various forest improvement practices designed to improve wildlife habitat, maintain watershed quality and enhance tree growth, quality and species composition.

Wildlife management practices include managing for native vegetation in the fields and edge feathering to serve as food sources and habitat for animals, planting trees, and building brushpiles.

Fish habitat improvements, protecting stream banks and planting trees along the stream corridor, are being demonstrated along LaBarque Creek. See educational signs that describe these practices. From Young Conservation Area Website

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