Open Space STL and The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has recently collaborated to expand the LaBarque Creek Conservation Area in Jefferson County,
Come out on Friday, November 7th at 3pm to celebrate the 15 additional acres being added to the area’s existing 1,270 acres.
LaBarque Creek Conservation Area is located within the LaBarque Creek watershed. The creek is a pristine tributary to the Meramec River. It harbors at least 54 species of fish and a biodiversity of other aquatic life almost three times greater than that of any of the Meramec’s 15 other tributaries below LaBarque. The conservation area helps to protect this valuable aquatic resource.
The new acquisition, acquired in September, protects 12 acres of existing riparian/bottomland forest along the stream and provides opportunity to reforest three additional acres. The new tract also includes an additional 3,000 feet of LaBarque Creek itself.
A public ribbon cutting ceremony for the new tract is planned for Friday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m., followed by a tour of the new addition.
To reach LaBarque Creek Conservation area from Eureka, take Highway 109 south to Route FF west, then Route F south approximately 100 feet. Turn west on Doc Sargent Road, then south on Valley Drive and proceed about a half mile to the area parking lot.
