As weather becomes warmer and drier in the coming days and weeks, Mark Twain National Forest personnel expect ideal conditions for conducting prescribed burning operations. A prescribed fire is a fire ignited by highly trained wildland firefighting personnel, when conditions are right, to promote healthy ecology. To minimize smoke impacts to local communities and disperse…
A National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) survey will be conducted on Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) from October through September 2023. The information gathered is useful for forest planning and to help MTNF officials align their recreation program and facilities in a way that provides the best customer service. The NVUM provides National Forest managers…
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Local not-for-profit organization Ozark Heritage Project (OHP) assisted last month with the horrific flooding and its disastrous aftermath in eastern Kentucky. The camouflaged Blazer boat so often seen on Missouri streams involved in trash removal was doing rescue and recovery work on several still-swollen streams in the coal state, including Troublesome Creek and the…
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The Missouri State Fair’s public campground, sponsored by Missouri State Parks, is set to open by 9 am, Friday, Aug. 5. The 60-acre campground is located west of the fairgrounds on Clarendon Road. Unreserved spot rental is $35 per day, per vehicle/unit. There are approximately 100 full hook-up sites available for first-come, first-serve. These spaces are…
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