List of Missouri conservation areas
# List of Missouri conservation areas

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) administers hundreds of parcels of land in all counties of the state. Most areas are owned by the department; some are leased by the department; some areas are managed under contract by the department; and some areas are leased to other entities for management. The department has divided the counties of the state into eight administrative regions for the purpose of managing these lands and providing conservation services to the citizens of the state.

## Central

The Central Region is encompasses of these counties:

* Audrain
* Boone
* Callaway
* Camden
* Cole
* Cooper
* Gasconade.
* Howard
* Maries
* Miller
* Montgomery
* Moniteau
* Morgan
* Osage
* Saline

The regional office is in Columbia.

## Kansas City Area

The Kansas City Region is encompasses these counties:

* Bates
* Benton
* Cass
* Clay
* Henry
* Jackson
* Johnson
* Lafayette
* Pettis
* Platte
* St. Clair
* Vernon

The regional conservation office is in Lee's Summit.

## Northeast

The Northeast region encompasses these counties:

* Adair
* Clark
* Knox
* Lewis
* Macon
* Marion
* Monroe
* Pike
* Putnam
* Ralls
* Randolph
* Schuyler
* Scotland
* Shelby
* Sullivan

The regional conservation office is in Kirksville.

## Northwest

The Northwest Region encompasses these counties:

* Andrew
* Atchison
* Buchanan
* Caldwell
* Carroll
* Chariton
* Clinton
* Daviess
* DeKalb
* Gentry
* Grundy
* Harrison
* Holt
* Linn
* Livingston
* Mercer
* Nodaway
* Ray
* Worth

The regional conservation office is in St. Joseph.

## Ozark

The Ozark Region encompasses these counties:

* Carter
* Dent
* Douglas
* Howell
* Oregon
* Ozark
* Phelps
* Pulaski
* Ripley
* Shannon
* Texas
* Wright

The regional conservation office is in West Plains.

## Southeast

The Southeast Region encompasses these counties:

* Bollinger
* Butler
* Cape Girardeau
* Dunklin
* Iron
* Madison
* Mississippi
* New Madrid
* Pemiscot
* Perry
* Reynolds
* Scott
* Ste. Genevieve
* St. Francois
* Stoddard
* Wayne

The regional conservation office is in Cape Girardeau.

## Southwest

The Southwest Region encompasses these counties:

* Barry
* Barton
* Cedar
* Christian
* Dade
* Dallas
* Greene
* Hickory
* Jasper
* Laclede
* Lawrence
* McDonald
* Newton
* Polk
* Stone
* Taney
* Webster

The regional conservation office is in Springfield.

## St. Louis Area

The St. Louis Region encompasses these counties:

* Crawford
* Franklin
* Jefferson
* Lincoln
* St. Charles
* St. Louis
* Warren
* Washington

The regional conservation office is in St. Charles.

