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Myron and Sonya Glassberg Family CA
Coordinates: 38.4394191, -90.6813321 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Myron and Sonya Glassberg Family Conservation Area
Myron and Sonya Glassberg Family CA is located in northern Jefferson County. To Reach the area, go south on Route W from I-44 in Eureka, then go 4.3 miles west on Route FF. The area parking lot is on the north side (right) of the road approximately 0.4 mile past the intersection of John McKeever Road and Route FF.

This area is mostly forested with scattered old fields, limestone, sandstone, and dolimite outcroppings, scenic views of the Meramec River Valley, intermittent streams and a three acre fishing lake. A series of old roads provides a trail system of 1.5 miles and an additional hiking trail (0.5 mile) surrounds the fishing lake. A monument recognizing the donation from the Glassberg family is located near the parking lot on the main entrance trail to the area.

The 429-acre Myron and Sonya Glassberg Family Conservation Area is in north-central Jefferson County, about six miles south of Eureka.

The area was acquired in 2012 through a donation from the Mysun Foundation and the USDA Forest Service Forest Legacy Program.

This property helps to maintain and enhance the ecological and recreational values of the LaBarque Creek Watershed, which supports a high quality stream system and diverse plant communities. The watershed lies in northwest Jefferson County and consists of 13 square miles of land with over half being publicly owned and over 86% of the area remaining forested.

As a result of the low level of development in the watershed and the protection efforts, the creek continues to support 52 species of fish, which is a diverse population that can be found no closer to the St. Louis area.

The area lies in the Ozark border region with soils derived from limestone and dolomite on the upper slopes and St. Peter sandstone in the valleys. As a result, there is a variety of plant communities, including upland dolomite/limestone woodlands, limestone/dolomite and sandstone forests, and bottomland forests along with old fields on the lower slopes. The woods are dominated by oaks, hickory, maple, and cedar with an understory of flowering dogwood and redbud.

The area is mostly forested and there are several intermittent streams and a three acre fishing lake and five additional fishless ponds. This property is bordered by the Meramec River to the north.

This area was opened the October of 2012 and is one of the newest conservation areas in the St. Louis Region.

Completion of a new loop trail is planned for the future. From Myron and Sonya Glassberg Family Conservation Area Web Site

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