MO-Arrow-Wood+Conservation+Area


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Shelby County
=Arrow-Wood Conservation Area= Shelbina, Missouri 63468 Arrow-Wood Conservation Area Website Arrow-Wood Conservation Area Map ​Arrow-Wood Conservation Area Brochure

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Arrow-Wood CA
Coordinates: 39.7431313, -92.0398951 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Arrow-Wood Conservation Area
Arrow-Wood Conservation Area is located near the center of Shelby County, 2.5 miles north of Shelbina. The conservation area is adjacent to MO-15, and the North Fork Salt River runs through the 153-acre tract. Shelbyville, the county seat, is 4.5 miles north of the area.

Two and one-half miles north of Shelbina, just east of the MO-15 bridge. This area provides access to the the North Fork of the Salt River.

The Conservation Department purchased the property for Arrow-Wood Conservation Area in January 1988 primarily to protect the state endangered southern arrow-wood, Virburnum dentatum L. growing on the mostly wooded tract.

The area also provides opportunities for hunting and for access to the North Fork Salt River for stream fishing.

Southern arrow-wood is a small to medium sized white flowering shrub with long slender branches. Native Americans used the branches to make arrows. At the time of purchase, this site was one of the few known locations for this endangered species. The acquisition has resulted in the protection of this southern arrow-wood population and will allow management to increase its size, health, and vigor. Selective harvesting and thinnings are conducted to improve conditions for southern arrow-wood.

The woodlands on Arrow-Wood Conservation Area are growing on river bottom sites and upland hill sites. A wide variety of trees and shrubs grow both adjacent to the river and on upland slopes. There are beautiful displays of spring wildflowers at the base of the bluffs above the river bottom.

Shortly after the property was purchased, an access was constructed to the North Fork Salt River. The access entrance road off of Highway 15 leads to a parking lot adjacent to the river. An unpaved access ramp allows the launching of small boats and canoes for river floating and fishing. The river meanders through the area for almost one mile allowing ample opportunity for bank fishing. Boaters can float from this access to Mound View Access, 12.5 miles downstream, or continue on another 7.25 miles to Hunnewell Access, located one mile west of the town of Hunnewell on U.S. Highway 36. Boaters should check locally on river water level and other conditions which might make floating difficult or dangerous. From Arrow-Wood Conservation Area Website

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