ShareBill Black, Superintendent at Fort Smith National Historic Site in Arkansas, has been selected as the new Superintendent at Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Van Buren, Mo. Black served in an acting capacity in the position for 4 months earlier this year, and takes the position permanently in mid-summer.
In announcing Black’s selection, National Park [...]

ShareBy Jo Schaper
Current River State Park has been in a contentious limbo since a 780-acre portion of the old Alton Club/Jerry J. Presley Center was transferred from the Missouri Department of Conservation to the Department of Natural Resources-Division of State Parks in March 2008.
At an open house/picnic on April [...]

ShareIt seems everyone has to comment before the National Park Service’s draft General Management Plan for Ozark National Scenic Riverways is issued, so naturally the Missouri House of Representatives has seen fit to get into the act.
This is a bit lengthy, but it is the best summary of the legislation which went into the [...]

ShareOzark National Scenic Riverways Selected to Participate in Program’s Inaugural Year
Van Buren, MO – With children spending less time being active outdoors and school and youth program budgets for field trips shrinking, the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, is stepping up to help. he National Park Foundation’s newest program “Ticket [...]

ShareFrom Faye Walmsley at Riverways:
Ozark National Scenic Riverways Reopens Alley Spring Campground after Paving Project
Eminence, MO – The Alley Spring Campground has been reopened for camping. The majority of the Alley Spring Campground paving project has been completed except for some minor roadwork.
For visitor safety, the Round Spring campground [...]

ShareVan Buren, MO – Ozark National Scenic Riverways recently recognized employees for their length of federal service: Michael Casteel (5 years), Josh Gibbs (10 years), Aaron Mier (15 years), Dena Matteson (20 years), and Mary Ficker (30 years).

Share(National Park Service news release.)
Eminence, MO – Beginning Monday, March 19, 2012 through 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, the Alley Spring and Round Spring Campgrounds will be undergoing a paving project. For visitor safety, the venture requires the temporary closing of the campground.
The paving job will restore existing paved roadway surfaces [...]

Share“The park’s draft General Management Plan (GMP) continues to be reviewed by the National Park Service’s Denver Service Center and the Midwest Regional Office in Omaha, Nebraska,” said interim Supertintendent Bill Black. “The process is taking longer than we anticipated.”
This news comes via the Riverways Record, a monthly email newsletter the park is now [...]

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By Roger Dillon, Shannon County Current Wave

A “property rights meeting” called by 8th Congressional District Representative Jo Ann Emerson to “inform area residents about pending new rules” for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) drew an estimated crowd of about 400 people to the River Center in Van Buren on Saturday.
Before about a dozen area [...]

ShareCongresswoman Jo Ann Emerson (8th District) will be holding a town hall meeting to discuss National Park Service issues this Saturday, February 25 from noon to 2 p.m. at the River Centre at The Landing in Van Buren.
By Jo Schaper
With the public release of the draft General Management Plan pending in the near future, the [...]