MO-Danville+Conservation+Area


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=Danville Conservation Area= New Florence, Missouri 63363 Danville Conservation Area Web Site Danville Conservation Area Map Danville Conservation Area Brochure

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Danville CA
Coordinates: 38.8652222, -91.5047639 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Danville Conservation Area
From I-70 Danville exit #170, take the south outer road east two miles. Turn south on Route RB then travel two miles to the entrance.

This area is mostly woodlands and glades. Facilities/features: Danville Glades Natural Area (361 acres), primitive camping, and a fishable stream (Clear Creek).

Danville Conservation Area is in Montgomery County, southeast of the community of Danville on Route RB. Mostly wooded, this 2,655-acre area features numerous narrow ridges between the tributaries of the Clear, Pinch, and Dishwater creeks.

Limestone glades, dry limestone/dolomite woodland, and dry sandstone woodland found on the area offer unique habitat for a flora that is very similar to the traditional Ozarks south of the Missouri River. The dry glades support pale-purple coneflower, glade coneflower, prairie clovers, and Indian paintbrush among many other species. The Danville Glades Natural Area is split with 48 acres being found near the northwest corner of the area and 313 acres on the east side of the area.

The north central tract (1,055 acres) was purchased in 1965. Historically known as "The Snake Ranch" because of the purported abundance of snakes. The large ridge on the east side of the area was locally known as "The Dog Farm" because fox and wolf hounds were bred and raised there in the 1920s. Additional land purchases, such as the Baldwin Annex (700 acres) and the Thornhill Shulze Annex (900 acres), were made in 1982. Some portions of the area were donated to the Department while other portions were acquired through the Federal Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act funds administered by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The area is popular with deer and turkey hunters as well as native plant enthusiasts. Ruffed Grouse occur on the area in low numbers. The unique geologic formations exposed on the area are best seen in the fall through the spring.

Cedar removal and prescribed fires are frequently used to maintain the open woodland and glade communities. From Danville Conservation Area Web Site

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