This area contains forest, old fields, cropland and grassland. Facilities/features: a firearms range and fishable ponds. This 4,809-acre area is composed of the 2,355-acre Atlanta tract and the 2,454-acre Long Branch tract. The Conservation Department purchased the Atlanta tract in 1960. The management of the Long Branch tract was assumed in 1978 under license from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The East Fork of the Little Chariton River runs 3 miles through the NW portion of the Long Branch tract, which includes the upper reaches of Long Branch Lake.