Share Although the Park Service has said that this issue on closing roads has been blown out of proportion in a recent interview, the road map they have been using was created by NPS employees in the late 1980s.  It is apparent this Road and Trail study they are using to select roads to be [...]

ShareDear Traveler:
My wife and I are very pleased that the Traveler clearly continues the Bob Todd tradition of advocating for the protection of Ozark National Scenic Riverways from really destructive abuse, no matter who the perpetrators may be among the varieties of users or managers.
As a canoe/floaters on the Rivers since well before the [...]

ShareHere’s a summary of stories in the June 2010 Traveler.  It’s our annual Float Trip Issue. A bonus is coverage of the grand reopening of Johnson Shut-Ins State Park and the surrounding Arcadia Valley/Black River area.
• Eleven Point Crazy: Two men vs. elements — Hank Franklin
Smallmouthin’, river runnin’, campfires. What more could a guy want?
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Sharezark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) plans to conduct several prescribed burns this spring. The burns will be conducted beginning in February and ending in April. The ignition and timing of these prescribed burns is dependent on the weather and fuels meeting the parameters of the burn prescription. During prescribed burns, the park [...]

ShareWho-Who-Whooo is out there?” Owls have fascinated mankind for centuries, from the wise owl of the Greek goddess Athena to Winnie the Pooh’s friend.
To learn more about these creatures of the night, join rangers from Ozark National Scenic Riverways on an Owl Prowl. The [...]

ShareUSGS News Release Jan. 28–
For the first time, the presence of an exceptionally virulent fish virus (viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus or VHSV) has been identified in fish from Lake Superior by researchers at the Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and confirmed by scientists at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center in Seattle.
The disease (VHS) [...]