GASCONADE                       97 Mint Spring Seep

Mint Spring Seep Natural Area

A 5-acre area located 10 miles south of Owensville on Hwy EE, then west on a county gravel road. Part of the E1/2 of Section 13, T40N, R6W, Redbird 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated August 24, 1982.

Natural Features--A spring seep and seep forest, a small stream, and outcrops of Roubidoux sandstone in the Upper Ozarks Section of the Ozark Natural Division. The seep springs keep about a half-acre of the soil continually wet. Sycamore, swamp white oak, river birch, alder and spice bush are woody plants that grow here. Moisture-loving plants include several kinds of mosses and ferns, and the uncommon swamp saxifrage. The natural area is owned by the Department of Conservation. For further information contact the District Forester, Meramec Forest District, P.O. Box 248 (Jct. Bus. I44 & 185 South), Sullivan, MO 63080, phone 573/468-3335.

Eastern gray treefrog		Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)