MO-Fountain+Grove+Conservation+Area

=Fountain Grove Conservation Area= Meadville, Missouri 64659 Fountain Grove Conservation Area webpage Fountain Grove Conservation Area map Fountain Grove Conservation Area brochure
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Fountain Grove CA (Linn Co.)
Coordinates: 39.7220872, -93.34126 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Fountain Grove CA (Livingston Co.)
Coordinates: 39.7011429, -93.3053291 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Fountain Grove Conservation Area
At Meadville, go south five miles on Route W, then continue south .75 mile on Blackhorn Drive to the area headquarters.

This area contains large wetlands and forest tracts in addition to cropland, grassland, and old fields. Facilities/features: boat ramps, picnic areas, and waterfowl blinds. In addition, there are three major bodies of water: Che-Ru Lake, Bittern Marsh, and Jo Shelby Lake. There are also three permanent streams: Grand River, Parsons Creek, and Locust Creek.

Fountain Grove Conservation Area sits in the floodplain of the Grand River and serves as an important migration stop for a variety of wildlife. It also plays an essential role in providing wintering habitat for Canada geese of the Eastern Prairie population.

The area was the first wetland area developed by the Conservation Commission and has grown from its original 3,433 acres in the 1940s to its present size of 7,154 acres.

The area is managed to provide diverse wetland habitats, including marshes, bottomland forests, grain fields, oxbow lakes, and sloughs.

An active heron rookery is located along Locust Creek. Bald eagles are commonly seen on the area throughout the winter. The area also supports populations of rail, snipe, wood ducks, mourning doves, whitetail deer, turkey, raccoon, beaver, river otter and many bird species. From Fountain Grove Conservation Area Web Site

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