List of Missouri conservation areas
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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.[1][2] The department has divided the counties of the state into eight administrative regions for the purpose of managing these lands and providing conservation services to the citizens of the state.[3]
Central[]
![MDC Lands 2007 central region hilite.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/MDC_Lands_2007_central_region_hilite.svg/220px-MDC_Lands_2007_central_region_hilite.svg.png)
The Central Region is encompasses of these counties:
The regional office is in Columbia.
Kansas City Area[]
![MDC Lands 2007 Kansas City region hilite.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/MDC_Lands_2007_Kansas_City_region_hilite.svg/220px-MDC_Lands_2007_Kansas_City_region_hilite.svg.png)
The Kansas City Region is encompasses these counties:
The regional conservation office is in Lee's Summit.
Northeast[]
![MDC Lands 2007 northeast region hilite.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/MDC_Lands_2007_northeast_region_hilite.svg/220px-MDC_Lands_2007_northeast_region_hilite.svg.png)
The Northeast region encompasses these counties:
The regional conservation office is in Kirksville.
Northwest[]
![MDC Lands 2007 northwest region hilite.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/MDC_Lands_2007_northwest_region_hilite.svg/220px-MDC_Lands_2007_northwest_region_hilite.svg.png)
The Northwest Region encompasses these counties:
The regional conservation office is in St. Joseph.
Ozark[]
![MDC Lands 2007 Ozark region hilite.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/MDC_Lands_2007_Ozark_region_hilite.svg/220px-MDC_Lands_2007_Ozark_region_hilite.svg.png)
The Ozark Region encompasses these counties:
The regional conservation office is in West Plains.
Southeast[]
![MDC Lands 2007 southeast region hilite.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/MDC_Lands_2007_southeast_region_hilite.svg/220px-MDC_Lands_2007_southeast_region_hilite.svg.png)
The Southeast Region encompasses these counties:
- Bollinger
- Butler
- Cape Girardeau
- Dunklin
- Iron
- Madison
- Mississippi
- New Madrid
- Pemiscot
- Perry
- Reynolds
- Scott
- Ste. Genevieve
- St. Francois
- Stoddard
- Wayne
The regional conservation office is in Cape Girardeau.
Southwest[]
![MDC Lands 2007 southwest region hilite.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/MDC_Lands_2007_southwest_region_hilite.svg/220px-MDC_Lands_2007_southwest_region_hilite.svg.png)
The Southwest Region encompasses these counties:
The regional conservation office is in Springfield.
St. Louis Area[]
![MDC Lands 2007 St Louis region hilite.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/MDC_Lands_2007_St_Louis_region_hilite.svg/220px-MDC_Lands_2007_St_Louis_region_hilite.svg.png)
The St. Louis Region encompasses these counties:
The regional conservation office is in St. Charles.
Notes[]
- ^ "Phantom Forest Conservation Area". MDC.online. Missouri Department of Conservation. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2010-11-19. "Phantom Forest CA is leased to and maintained by the City of Des Peres Parks and Recreation."
- ^ "Conservation Action Meeting of the May 1998 Conservation Commission". MDC.online. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2010-11-19.[permanent dead link] "...entering into a lease agreement with Empire District Electric Company to develop a public fishing access-named Cooper Creek Access-on 29.43 acres on Lake Taneycomo in Taney County."
- ^ "Regions". MDC Online. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- Environment of Missouri
- Conservation Areas of Missouri