MDC seeks ideas about management of conservation area
Posted 11/7/19
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) wants to know what Missourians think about its nearly 1,000 conservation areas around the state. MDC is in the multi-year process of updating management …
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MDC seeks ideas about management of conservation area
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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) wants to know what Missourians think about its nearly 1,000 conservation areas around the state.MDC is in the multi-year process of updating management plans for conservation areas and invites public comments.Little Lost Creek Conservation Area, southwest of Warrenton in Warren County, is among the areas under review.MDC is inviting public comment regarding Little Lost Creek to aid staff in developing a 10-year management plan for the area. Interested persons or groups — including recreational users, neighboring landowners, conservation groups, elected officials and government agencies — are invited to view the proposed management plan by going to mdc.mo.gov/areaplans. The plan includes a link for supplying comments and input.The plan will remain available for public comment during the month of August. The public comment period for the Little Lost Creek Conservation Area plan will close Aug. 31.Little Lost Creek may be reached from Interstate 70 between Warrenton and Jonesburg by going four miles south on either Route B or EE.The 2,899-acre Little Lost Creek Conservation Area is predominantly forested with scattered glades, savannas, and fields. Facilities there include primitive camping, picnicking, and a seven-mile multi-use trail.Little Lost Creek is a partially spring-fed Ozark stream, characterized by clear water and a rocky stream bed. Brilliantly colored Ozark fish species such as bleeding shiners, southern red belly dace and stippled darters, are found in the stream. The area harbors intermittent waterfalls, chutes, and outcrops of St. Peter sandstone, which provides habitat for numerous fern species.Conservation area management plans focus on natural resource management and public use on conservation areas. The plans do not address regulations on hunting, fishing and other area uses, which are set by the Conservation Commission and enforced under the Wildlife Code of Missouri.MDC will consider all ideas received and will work to balance the issues and interests identified with the responsibility of managing areas for the present and future benefits to forest, fish, wildlife, and people.Decisions on which ideas to incorporate into area plans and on how to best incorporate them will be based on the property’s purpose, its physical and biological conditions and capabilities, the best roles of the property in its local, regional and state-wide context, and on the professional expertise of MDC staff.MDC conservation areas cover almost one million public acres for the purpose of restoring and conserving forest, fish and wildlife resources, and for providing opportunities for all citizens to use, enjoy and learn about these resources. Most Missourians are within a 30-minute drive of an MDC conservation area.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is inviting public comment regarding Little Lost Creek, located in Warren County, to aid staff in developing a 10-year management plan for the area. Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation.
