The Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area is an 852-acre natural area located adjacent to the Missouri municipality of

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. The conservation area is characterized by rolling tallgrass prairie and prairie

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. The conservation area is located relatively near, although not adjacent to, the

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. It shows the landscape that was familiar to the Carver family group in the 1860s, the time of the

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. The Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area is maintained under the jurisdiction of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDOC). MDOC maintains the property parcels that make up the conservation area for outdoor enjoyments, hiking, shotgun hunting, and deer hunting. The 1997 ''Smithsonian Guides to Natural America'' series describes Diamond Grove Prairie as a place of "superb wildflower displays."

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{{reflist Protected areas of Jasper County, Missouri