MO-Locust+Creek+Conservation+Area


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Sullivan County
=Locust Creek Conservation Area= Milan, Missouri 63556 Locust Creek Conservation Area Website Locust Creek Conservation Area Map Locust Creek Conservation Area Brochure

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Locust Creek CA
Coordinates: 40.1685113, -93.1886101 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Locust Creek Conservation Area
From Audubon Society of Missouri Birder's Guide

About Locust Creek Conservation Area
One mile west of Milan. The western portion of the area is accessed from MO-5 by turning west on River Road. The eastern portion is accessed from MO-5 by turning west on Ribbon Road.

This area contains forest, woodland, grassland, old fields, cropland, and wetlands along with the Locust Creek Experimental Stream Management Area.

This 3,451 acre area is approximately one-third bottomland and upland forest and woodland. The remainder is comprised of cropland, grassland, wetland and old field type habitats.

Locust Creek, recognized by the National Park Service as one of the last, largely unchannelized stretches of a typical prairie stream, flows along and through the area for 5.7 miles.

Locust Creek Conservation Area was acquired in part through the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Conservation Department manages the forest, fish, and wildlife resources of this area to provide for public recreation and to protect soil and water quality. Cropping, timber management, and prescribed burning are used to improve wildlife habitat. Small wetland units provide fall and spring habitat for wetland wildlife. From Locust Creek Conservation Area Website

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