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Stoddard County
=Holly Ridge Conservation Area= Bloomfield, Missouri 63825 Holly Ridge Conservation Area Website Holly Ridge Conservation Area Map Holly Ridge Conservation Area Brochure

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Holly Ridge CA
Coordinates: 36.8460405, -89.9071312 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Holly Ridge Conservation Area
From Audubon Society of Missouri Birder's Guide

About Holly Ridge Conservation Area
Holly Ridge Conservation Area is in Stoddard County, four miles northeast of Dexter. The area can be reached from county gravel roads off US-60 and Route E.

Holly Ridge Conservation Area is east of Bloomfield on Route E, then two miles south on County Road 517. This area is mostly forest (770 acres total), but also has 20 wildlife food plots (30 acres total), five native warm-season grass fields (60 acres total) and 101 acres of old fields. Facilities/features: archery range, camping, pavilion, Holly Ridge, and Beech Springs natural areas (sand forests with acid seeps and springs).

This 1,000-acre conservation area was purchased with Conservation Department funds and a donation by The Nature Conservancy. Two natural areas, Holly Ridge and Beech Springs, are located here. The 84-acre Holly Ridge Natural Area, which was donated to the Conservation Department by The Nature Conservancy in 1975, protects 26 rare or endangered plant species. Beech Springs Natural Area consists of 35 acres and was established to protect the perched bog, sometimes called a hanging bog. A perched bog is a natural pond located on an upland site. This particular bog is surrounded by a stand of large red, black, and white oak.

During your visit to Holly Ridge Conservation Area, you may view various forest improvement practices designed to improve wildlife habitat, maintain watershed quality, and to enhance tree growth, quality, and species composition. Signs of disturbance are only temporary and the forest will soon return to normal.

Wildlife management practices include planting fields to serve as food sources for animals, creating watering ponds and harvesting timber, which provides improved forage and cover for wildlife. From Holly Ridge Conservation Area Website

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