PLATTE                       80 Little Bean Marsh

Little Bean Marsh Natural Area

A 186-acre portion of the 427-acre Little Bean Marsh Conservation Area between Kansas City and St. Joseph off Hwy 45 in Sections 11 and 14, T54N, R37W, Atchison East and Oak Mills 7.5 min. topographic maps. Designated January 21, 1981 and March 13, 1987.

Natural Features--An outstanding natural marsh along the Missouri River with a slough and bottomland forest in the old Missouri floodplain. It is in the Upper Missouri River Section of the Big Rivers Natural Division. The area is a wintering site for bald eagles and several kinds of hawks. Waterfowl and other marsh birds visit the area during migration, and the area provides breeding habitat for a variety of marsh wildlife. The area is owned by the Department of Conservation. For further information and a brochure of the site contact the Wildlife District Supervisor, Northwest District Office, 701 N.E. College Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64506, phone 816/271-3100.

Little Bean Marsh Natural Area		American Bittern