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    Ozark

    National Scenic Riverways Missouri

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  • Closings and service reductaions due to Federal Budget Cuts announced.

    The public will experience reduced hours and services provided by Ozark National Scenic Riverways due to the budget cuts that became effective March 1, 2013. Please check back often for further details or changes. List of closed facilities, click "MORE." More »

Curriculum Materials

Check out our online Teacher's Guide to Caves and Groundwater, "More Than Skin Deep." This contains information, classroom activities and hand-outs, generally suitable for grades K-8 or homeschoolers. Teachers or homeschoolers may also request a print version by contacting us.

There are lots of great websites out there as well. This link is to one of the best listings of Environmental websites for kids. The links are all high quality, fairly unbiased, with many official US and Canadian government agency kids' sites. You'll surely find something useful here.

Did You Know?

Water cascading through a shut in

"Shut Ins" are an Ozark term for small canyon-like areas where water and rock struggle. Ozark National Scenic Riverways' Rocky Falls is the best known in the park, but there are several more in less easily accessible areas such as near Klepzig Mill.
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