August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | St. Charles County, Missouri, United States |
Nearest city | Weldon Spring, MO |
Coordinates | 38°43′06″N 90°45′20″W / 38.718333°N 90.755556°W |
Area | 6,987 acres (28.3 km2) |
Established | 1947 |
Governing body | Missouri Department of Conservation |
Official website |
August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area is a 6,987-acre (28.28 km2) conservation area that is owned and managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation. Located in St. Charles County, Missouri, the land was purchased by the Department of Conservation with help from Alice Busch, the wife of August Anheuser Busch, Sr., in 1947 from the U.S. Government.[1]