Best State Conservation Area
Taberville Prairie is a protected tallgrass prairie conservation area located in St. Clair County, southwestern Missouri, managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation. It preserves a remnant of native unplowed prairie within a region where grassland ecosystems have largely been converted to ag...
Paint Brush Prairie in Missouri is a protected natural area notable for its diverse flora and its preservation as a high-quality, unplowed remnant of native tallgrass prairie.
Dorsett Hill Prairie Conservation Area is a 79-acre Missouri Department of Conservation property in Cass County, northwest of Everett. Approximately 14 acres consist of original prairie, a remnant of the tallgrass prairie that once covered much of northern and western Missouri. Its warm-season grass...
Wah-Sha-She Prairie in Jasper County, Missouri, is a designated natural area notable for protecting biological diversity within a remaining tract of dry-mesic chert prairie.
