MO-Heath+Conservation+Area


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Clark County
=Heath Conservation Area= Kahoka, Missouri 63445 Heath Conservation Area Website Heath Conservation Area Map Heath Conservation Area Brochure

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Heath CA
Coordinates: 40.5798024, -91.887846 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Heath Conservation Area
Located west of Kahoka on US-136, then north on Route K, eight miles. Mostly forest with cropland, wetlands, old fields, and grassland. Facilities/features: primitive camping, five miles of multi-use trail, four fishless ponds, an intermittent stream, (Burnt Shirt Branch) and a permanent stream (Fox River).

An initial donation of 120 acres in 1975 by Charlie Heath, a longtime resident and sportsman established this area. Subsequent acquisitions by the Conservation Department have brought the area to its present 1,635 acres. The area is 90 percent forested. The remainder is grasslands and idle fields. Oak-hickory dominates the upland forests, and the bottomlands are a mix of hardwood and softwood species.

Over four miles of the Fox River meanders through the area. The area is characterized by gently rolling timbered hills and includes such natural habitats as remnant stands of native grass, wetlands, streams, shallow ponds, and a cottonwood plantation. An active heron rookery can be found along the Fox River in the southeast portion of the area.

The Conservation Department manages Charlie Heath Conservation Area to provide public recreational opportunities and to protect soil and water quality.

Management techniques include strip cropping, farming, terraces, timber harvest, controlled burning, discing, wetland development, water manipulation, haying, and wildlife food plots.

Portions of the area are managed for upland wildlife species, such as quail, rabbits, and songbirds. Timbered portions are managed for deer, turkey, squirrel, woodland songbirds, as well as for timber products. From Heath Conservation Area Website

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