August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area

August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, April 2015
Map showing the location of August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area
Map showing the location of August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area
LocationSt. Charles County, Missouri, United States
Nearest cityWeldon Spring, MO
Coordinates38°43′06″N 90°45′20″W / 38.718333°N 90.755556°W / 38.718333; -90.755556
Area6,987 acres (28.3 km2)
Established1947
Governing bodyMissouri Department of Conservation
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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]

  1. ^ "August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area". Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved November 2, 2012.