ShareMark Twain National Forest Firefighters Continue to Patrol 5,000 Acre Wild Fire Near Salem, Missouri
SALEM, Mo. – Mark Twain National Forest firefighters continue to patrol and check the 5,000 acre Minninghaw wild fire near Salem, Missouri.
Mark Twain National Forest Fire Management Officer Jody Eberly said rain expected over the next two days should result [...]

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ROLLA, Missouri — Since January 1, 2011, Mark Twain National Forest has suppressed 110 fires which have burned more than 19,000 acres of National Forest and other land ownership.
“The Minninghaw wild fire on the Salem Ranger District, at almost 5,000 acres, is possibly the largest documented fire in Mark Twain history,” Mark Twain Fire Management [...]

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One of the most remote areas of Missouri is Douglas County. Just to the west of Willow Springs, one tier up from the more touristy Ozark County along the North Fork just before it runs into the White River, Douglas County is hilly, forested, and remote.
This area isn’t a tourist destination. [...]

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:

ShareTwo Mark Twain National Forest recreation areas continue to be closed for renovations.
Float Camp Recreation Area and Deer Leap Recreation Area, north of Doniphan on Current River, are currently undergoing major renovations.
“The renovations are to improve forest visitors’ recreational safety, experience and access, as well as protect Mark Twain National Forest natural resources,” said [...]

ShareMark Twain National Forest’s Potosi Ranger District has approved and announced concession contracts for Marble Creek, Council Bluff, Silver Mines and Red Bluff for the 2011 season.
“Congratulations and welcome to these new concessionaires to the district,” said Potosi Ranger District Ranger Mike Weber. “We look forward to working with these new companies and [...]

ShareMark Twain National Forest will have free day use at recreation areas on Thursday, November 11, 2010, in honor of US military personnel, veterans and their families as part of the annual Veterans Day celebration.

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At Traveler, we try to bring you the hard news story…and some of the story behind the story as well. It isn’t very often mythical creatures are involved, but at least one intervened in order to assure that Jay Jensen got a more full experience of the Ozarks.
Last week when I was [...]

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Updated September 1, 2010
Mark Twain National Forest firefighters, assisted by personnel from North Reynolds County Fire Protection District, made significant progress August 30 and 31 on the Carty Fire, but needed rain made the crucial difference in getting the fire under control, according to USFS officials.