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Busiek State Forest () is a
Missouri Department of Conservation
Busiek State Forest () is a state forest
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory.
Background
State forests are forests that are Administration (gov ...
and conservation area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewoo ...
in the state of Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
, located in Christian County Christian County is the name of several counties in the United States:
* Christian County, Illinois
* Christian County, Kentucky
* Christian County, Missouri
Christian County is located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. ...
near Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the List of cities in Missouri, third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County, Missouri, Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 censu ...
. The area consists of forests, glades, and savannas, two streams (the intermittent Camp Creek and the permanent Woods Fork) and offers 18 miles of trails, deer, squirrel, and turkey hunting, primitive campsites, and features a shooting range.
The area is named for Urban Busiek and his wife, Erma Marie Busiek. Their son, Paul Busiek, originally sold 740 acres of the land to the Missouri Department of Conservation
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Conservation Commission were created by Article IV Sections 40-42 of the Missouri Constitution, which were adopted by the voters of the state in 1936 as Amendment 4 to the constitut ...
in 1981. Subsequent purchases would bring the area to its current size of 2700 acres.
External links
Missouri Department of Conservation
References