MO-Sand+Prairie+Conservation+Area


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Scott County
=Sand Prairie Conservation Area= Benton, Missouri 63736 Sand Prairie Conservation Area Website Sand Prairie Conservation Area Map Sand Prairie Conservation Area Brochure

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Sand Prairie CA
Coordinates: 37.0974113, -89.4993711 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Sand Prairie Conservation Area
From Audubon Society of Missouri Birder's Guide

About Sand Prairie Conservation Area
(From I-55) Take the Benton exit (80) to MO-77, turn southeast (left), continue on MO-77 for approximately two miles, then turn north (left) onto County Road 333, and travel approximately two miles to the area. Sand dunes, blows, and sandy swales can be encountered at Sand Prairie Conservation Area. This 200-acre area is being restored to native grassland, an imperiled natural community of Southeast Missouri's lowlands.

Sand Prairie Conservation Area is a 200-acre upland area located in Scott County near Benton, Missouri. This area is managed for natural communities including sand prairie, sand savanna, and sandy swale ephemeral wetlands. Management on the area is intended to promote species that historically occupied native sand prairies on the Blodgett Terrace. Natural community restorations and habitat management are currently underway on the area. From Sand Prairie Conservation Area Website

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