In the upcoming April Traveler, we will have our report on the Feb. 24-25 NPS GMP stakeholder meeting–interviews with a selection of attendees. After the paper went to press, we received this note from Ozark Riverways spokesperson Dena Matteson:
The final NPS report for the Feb. 24-25 stakeholder workshop is now available online on the NPS [...]

By Jo Schaper
“Without bloodshed,” was one person’s answer to what he wanted to get out of the recent workshop of varied stakeholders to discuss the proposed alternatives in the new Ozark National Scenic Riverways General Management Plan.
That’s according to Doug Warren, Reynolds County Commissioner, who attended as a representative of the Current River Smallmouth Association. [...]

��Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting,” goes the western saying and it comes to mind as the National Park Service – Ozark Riverways prepares to bring together park officials, a mediation company from Nevada and representatives of approximately thirty diverse park stakeholder groups in Rolla late this week to provide more input as [...]

In the past three weeks, two people have commented to me on Traveler’s story reporting the Missouri Conservation Commission’s endorsement of the “No Action” option in regards to the Ozark National Scenic Riverways new General Management Plan. Both persons who commented seemed to think this was the most enlightened thing the MDC has done in years.
I’m [...]