HOLT                       53 McCormack Loess Mound

McCormack Loess Mound Natural Area

A 112-acre portion of the Jamerson C. McCormack Conservation Area. It is located near the southern end of Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge off U.S. Hwy 159, about five miles south of Mound City in Sections 31 and 36, T61N, R38-39W, Kimsey Creek 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated February 17, 1978.

Natural Features--Prairie and forest on rugged loess mounds of the Western Section of the Glaciated Plains Natural Division. The prairie is on deep Napier and Hamburg soils. It harbors plants that are typical of the Great Plains but uncommon in Missouri such as downy painted cup, hairy grama grass, skeleton plant and low milk vetch. The natural area is jointly owned by the Department of Conservation (69 acres) and The Nature Conservancy (43 acres) and managed by the Department of Conservation. For more information contact the Wildlife District Supervisor, Northwest District Office, 701 N.E. College Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64506, phone 816/271- 3100.

McCormack Loess Mound Natural Area