MO-Busch+Conservation+Area


 * =Birding in Missouri=

St. Charles County
=August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area= St. Charles, Missouri 63304 August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area Website August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area Map August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area Brochure

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Busch CA
Coordinates: 38.70534, -90.74048 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Busch CA--Lake 33
Coordinates: 38.7329135, -90.7621241 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Busch CA--Pond 9
Coordinates: 38.703187, -90.7131224 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Busch Conservation Area
August A. Busch Memorial (6,987 acres) and Weldon Spring (7,357 acres) conservation areas. These adjoining areas are a mix of extensive field and woodland habitats. The Busch Area contains lakes of varied sizes. Birding is generally good from March through early May. From the junction of US-40/ US-61 and MO-94, proceed southwest on MO-94, 1 mile to the entrance on the right side of the road. From Missouri Department of Conservation "Best Missouri Birding Areas"

About Busch Conservation Area
In St. Charles County, south on MO-94 from I-64, then west 1.5 miles on Route D.

This 6,987-acre area contains 3,000 acres of forest in addition to grassland, cropland, old fields, prairie, and wetlands. Facilities/features: boat rentals, picnic areas, pavilion, hiking trails, 43 fishing jetties, fishing docks, staffed firearms range, archery range, five viewing blinds, and a visitor center. The area also has 28 fishable lakes and ponds totaling 550 acres.

The August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area was purchased by the Missouri Department of Conservation in 1947 from the federal government. Mrs. August A. Busch, Sr. donated a portion ($70,000) of the cost toward the purchase of the area as a memorial to her late husband.

In the early 1940's, the area was used by the Department of Army as a TNT munitions plant to support the World War II effort. There are still 100 of the old TNT storage bunkers that exist on the area.

The Department encourages recreational use of the area by the public while furnishing fish and wildlife with the resources necessary to be healthy and abundant. We encourage you to walk the hiking trails, drive the auto tour, photograph the wildlife or simply sit under a tree and enjoy the sights and sounds of the outdoors.

Hunting for a variety of wildlife species is allowed on the area. Special regulations exist for most of the hunting activities, please check the Area Regulations section or with the office for current regulations.

Portions of the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area were used by the Department of Army in the 1940's for TNT and DNT production and by the Atomic Energy Commission in the 1960's for uranium ore processing. The affected portions were all part of a federal environmental cleanup project and required to meet certain environmental health and safety standards. The area is now considered to be safe for all recreational pursuits allowed on the area, as well as the wildlife found within the area. To find out more about the history of these activities on the area, you can visit the Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center located at 7295 Highway 94 South, St. Charles, MO, 63304.

Features: Spring is 20 gallons per day. Land Cover type: Forest and Woodland 3035 acres. From August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area Website

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