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In the U.S. state of Missouri both state parks and state historic sites are administered by the Division of State Parks of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. As of 2017 the division manages a total of 92 parks and historic sites plus the Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry , which together total more than 200,000 acres (81,000 ha). [ 1 ]
Maple Woods Natural Area: 1980: Clay: state Contains a nearly virgin sugar maple and mockernut hickory forest. Maramec Spring: October 1971: St. James: Phelps: private A natural spring, the fifth largest in the state. It has a notable trout park and a historic iron works in a privately owned park.
3,216 acres, exhibits interpreting Missouri's springs and the park's natural environment Big Oak Tree State Park: East Prairie: Mississippi: Southeast: 1,029 acres, exhibits on area natural history, logging, drainage of Missouri's bootheel, 1812 New Madrid earthquake: Bonebrake Center of Nature and History: Salem: Dent: Mid-Missouri
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) administers hundreds of parcels of land in all counties of the state. Most areas are owned by the department; some are leased by the department; some areas are managed under contract by the department; and some areas are leased to other entities for management.
Map of Missouri conservation areas with the Central region highlighted. This list includes Conservation Areas, Wildlife Areas, and other natural places administered under the central administrative region of the Missouri Department of Conservation, including those administered under cooperative agreements with local counties and municipalities.
This prairie natural area is a remnant of the once-vast tallgrass prairie that covered much of northwest Missouri. Prairie restoration efforts are on-going. Several bird species of conservation concern can be seen on the area during spring and summer. 472 acres 191 ha: Harrison
Hawn State Park is a public recreation area located 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. [5] The state park's nearly 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) include three state-designated natural areas: Pickle Creek, LaMotte Sandstone Barrens, and Botkins Pine Woods. Orchid Valley is also considered part of Hawn State Park, but is not ...
Emmenegger Nature Park: This area, which features picnic areas and a pavilion, is just west of the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center. 117 acres 47 ha: St. Louis: Engelmann Woods Natural Area: This is a forest area.