Driving DirectionsFrom Rich Hill take Route A west approximately 4 miles. HighlightsThis area is dominated by strip pits and spoil banks. Facilities/features: two boat ramps, 23 acres of lakes and ponds. About This AreaThe Peabody Conservation Area (299 acres) and Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area (1,080 acres) are managed as one Quail Emphasis Area. Although separated by name, the areas adjoin and are managed primarily for early-successional, upland habitat suitable for Northern Bobwhite and other grassland nesting birds. The areas provide recreational opportunities to the public including hunting, trapping and camping. The areas also provide good fishing opportunity in a 96-acre lake and six water-filled strip-pits totaling 23 acres.The Peabody Conservation Area was once mined for coal. It was donated to the Conservation Department around 1960. Peabody lands are largely strip mine spoil mounds that have grown up in woods. Work on the area began when Conservation Department personnel, Future Farmers of America and Vocational Agriculture school groups from Rich Hill, Butler and Adrian planted cover strips, spread lime and seeded food plots. They also started windbreaks to stop soil erosion. Tractors and other equipment for the project were supplied by three local implement dealers.