Located in St. Charles County, the 3,000-acre August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area is home to the St. Louis regional office, which includes a visitor center. With hiking trails and numerous hunting and fishing opportunities, the Busch Area is also your local connection to Missouri’s fish, forests, and wildlife.
Stop by for a fishing/hunting license, and stay to enjoy our exhibits, including a 1,300-gallon aquarium. Catch one of our free nature programs, go for a hike, enjoy a picnic, or wet a line in some of our 32 fishable lakes and ponds.
Discover the sights and sounds of nature under a nearly full moon during this three-mile night hike. St. CHARLES, MO -- Nature doesn’t go to sleep when the sun goes down. The woods are still full of activity in the darkness as the night…
Read More »This 1-3 p.m. open house-style event will enable crafters to create nature-based items and gifts for the holidays. St. Charles, MO.—The holiday season is the ideal time to express your creativity with crafts, and nature provides all the…
Read More »If approved hand-launched kayaks and canoes would be allowed on five area lakes. St. CHARLES, Mo -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is seeking public comments on proposed boating regulation changes for the August A. Busch Memorial…
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