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St. Clair County
=Taberville Prairie Conservation Area= El Dorado Springs, Missouri 64744 Taberville Prairie Conservation Area Website Taberville Prairie Conservation Area Map Taberville Prairie Conservation Area Brochure

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Taberville Prairie CA
Coordinates: 38.047, -94.002 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Taberville Prairie Conservation Area
Taberville Prairie (1,680 acres) and Schell-Osage (8,633 acres) conservation areas. Taberville Prairie is habitat for birds such as greater prairie chickens, upland sandpipers and Henslow's sparrows. Schell-Osage hosts a variety of wetland species. Taberville Prairie is 13 miles north of El Dorado Springs on County Road H. Schell-Osage, 10 miles north of El Dorado Springs, may be entered from the east via H, then Y, or from the west via AA, then RA. From Missouri Department of Conservation "Best Missouri Birding Areas"

One of the best spots in Missouri to find wild Greater Prairie-Chickens. From an eBirder

About Taberville Prairie Conservation Area
Taberville Prairie Conservation Area is 12 miles north of El Dorado Springs on Route H.

This tract contains the 1,360-acre Taberville Prairie Natural Area, which as the largest such resource in the state, is registered as a National Natural Landmark. Taberville Prairie is a remnant of the prairie ecosystem that once covered more than one-quarter of Missouri. It is also home to plants and animals that are specially adapted for life on the open prairie. Less than one-half of one percent of original prairie remains in Missouri making some of these species increasingly rare.

Managers use prescribed burning, grazing, and other tools to simulate historic disturbances that maintain healthy grasslands and limit the negative impacts of invasive plants, including trees, which were historically uncommon here. Management priorities include providing nesting and brood-rearing habitat for Greater prairie-chickens, bobwhite quail, and grassland birds such as Henslow's sparrow and upland sandpiper.

Monitoring and management for a number of lesser known species is also important. Some species may include: Mead's milkweed, Geocarpon, prairie mole crickets, Regal fritillary butterflies, northern crawfish frog, slender glass lizard, blacknose shiner, grasshopper sparrow, Loggerhead shrike, short-eared owl, and Northern harrier. From Taberville Prairie Conservation Area Website

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