Share(condensed from USFS announcement)
The US Forest Service has decided to implement Alternative 2 proposed for the Sutton Bluff ATV Trail System Project.
The trail is located near the West Fork of the Black River near Centerville. This decision will allow trail users to move from one trailhead to another without traveling on Forest Road 56-I, [...]

Share(Nature Conservancy news release.)
Van Buren, Missouri – February 29, 2012 – A Missouri project that supports jobs, water resources, and wildlife has received a welcome shot in the arm.
The U.S. Forest Service announced that the Pine-Oak Woodlands Collaborative Landscape Restoration Project will be receiving a $617,000 investment from the federal Collaborative Forest [...]

Share(The Nature Conservancy news release.)
The Asian longhorned beetle could put an end to an American staple at the breakfast table
February 22, 2012—As winter begins to wane, the maple sugaring season begins in the Midwest.
The centuries-old tradition of tapping maple trees for sap to make syrup is threatened by the spread of the Asian [...]

ShareROLLA, MO. – Mark Twain National Forest is asking for comments by March 1, 2012 on a proposal to change the management for two areas on Mark Twain National Forest’s Houston/Rolla/Cedar Creek Ranger District.
The first proposal is to change the management emphasis for the 389 acres known as “Epple tract” from general forest to semi-primitive, [...]

SharePrescribed burn January 7 helps beech, and sand forest species on Crowley’s Ridge
By Jo Schaper
(Photos courtesy Missouri State Parks – photographer Eugene Vale)
With cold temperatures and snow on the ground, what is needed to warm up is the memory of a nice warm fire.
About 60 acres of 161-acre Morris State Park underbrush was burned [...]

ShareJo apologizes to people wanting more news about the Minninghaw fire. She was out of the office on Friday, and on assigment most of Saturday. Actually, she was in Salem on Friday, and one speaker for her meeting, Charlotte Wiggins, public information officer for Mark Twain National Forest, could not attend, because she was at [...]

ShareSALEM, Mo. — Arsonists are suspected of setting several November 1, 2011 Mark Twain National Forest Salem District fires.
According to Thom Haines, Mark Twain National Forest Salem District ranger, a total of more than 5,000 acres were burned November 1, 2011.
“If anyone knows who set these fires, please let us know,” Haines said. Contact Mark [...]

ShareROLLA, Missouri — Mark Twain National Forest is looking for recreation site concessionaires for 2012.
According to David Whittekiend, Mark Twain National Forest supervisor, Missouri’s USDA National Forest is looking for private concessionaires to operate nine campgrounds and their associated recreation areas, and one rental cabin for the 2012 recreation season.
The ten proposed areas are:

ShareThe 2011 Midwest Forest Industry Show (MFIS) is stacking up to be an exciting event! Scheduled for September 30 through October 1 at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau, MO the show will feature a guest appearance from Joe Collins of Collins River Logging.
Collins, one of The History Channel’s Ax Men will be [...]

ShareNoblett Lake Temporarily Closed, Effective August 31, 2011
AVA, Missouri – Mark Twain National Forest is temporarily closing Noblett Lake to the public, effective August 31, 2011.
Law enforcement investigators are looking into the discovery August 17, 2011 of loss of all the water at Noblett Lake, located south of Willow Springs, Missouri in Douglas County.