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Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Park Planning
 
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How will we protect and manage park resources for the future? Your input is needed!


The park invites your input on various plans from time to time. Plans currently available for comment include:

General Management Plan / Wilderness Study

Keep in mind that projects have specific "Comment Periods" during which comments are considered. Comments submitted too late may not be reviewed, so check the dates by following the links. (The fact that the project is still listed on this website is NOT a guarantee that the comment period is still open.)

You may also send written comments to:

Superintendent, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, P.O. Box 490, Van Buren, MO 63965

Or via e-mail.

(Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - maybe made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.)


SCHEDULE FOR GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN MEETINGS
 Our next round of meetings will occur the week of June 22, 2009. The schedule is as follows:

Monday, June 22, 2009         5:00PM-8:00 PM     

Van Buren Community Center, Intersection of D Hwy and Business 60, Van Buren, MO 63965

 

Tuesday, June 23, 2009         5:00 PM-8:00 PM 

   Eminence High School New Gym, 1 Redwing Drive (College Drive),Eminence, MO 65466

 

Wednesday, June 24, 2009   5:00 PM-8:00 PM     

Ozark Natural & Cultural Resource Center, 202 S. Main Street (Hwy 19), Salem, MO 65560

 

Thursday, June 25, 2009       3:30PM-7:00 PM 

  Courtyard by Marriott, 3301 Lemone Industrial Blvd, Columbia, MO 65201

Friday, June 26, 2009            3:30 PM- 7:00 PM 

  Crowne Plaza Hotel, 7750 Carondelet Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105

 

Keep in mind that we are gathering comments and information that will be used to make future plans. Let us know what you want the park tolook like in 15 - 20 years.

This website has updates, newsletters, news, and the ability to submit comments about the General Management Plan / Wilderness Study process: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=158&projectId=15793(Deadline for comments is July 31, 2009.)


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thick stand of rivercane, which looks like bamboo.

Did You Know?
Cane brakes are thick stands of rivercane, which is much like bamboo. The endangered Swainson's Warbler nests in these thickets. Many stands have been lost to reservoir impoundments throughout the South, but many stands are protected at Ozark National Scenic Riverways. More at www.nps.gov/ozar
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Last Updated: November 22, 2011 at 09:12 MST