MDC St. Louis regional public offices remain closed today due to hazardous weather conditions

St. LOUIS, Mo.— All Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) public offices in the St. Louis region will remain closed on Thursday, Feb. 3 due to hazardous weather and road conditions.  This includes the following offices:

• The MDC St. Louis Regional office located on the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in St. Charles. The conservation area itself remains open to the public.
• Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. The grounds and trails are also closed.
• The August A. Busch Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center in Defiance
• The Jay Henges Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center in High Ridge
• The public contact office at Rockwoods Reservation in Wildwood. The conservation area itself remains open to the public.

While closed to walk-in traffic, all MDC St. Louis area offices will still be accessible by phone.

All other conservation areas, river accesses, and fishing lakes in the St. Louis region remain open to the public; however, MDC advises that appropriate caution be used based on weather and road conditions.  Use of these facilities is not recommended if conditions are not safe.  For information on MDC areas, go to  https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z9o.