U.S. Forest Service firefighters are trying to put out a wildfire burning on Mark Twain National Forest in southwest Missouri. Cody Norris, a Forest Service spokesman, told Missourinet the fire is growing in the Cassville and Roaring River State Park area. “Crews...
Around 650 members of a counter-culture group have arrived so far in southern Missouri’s Oregon County to camp out in Mark Twain National Forest. Hillary Markin, Public Information Officer with the U.S. Forest Service’s National Incident Management Team, said it’s...
Missouri can tap into $50 million that the Biden Administration is making available to make forests healthier that support rural economies. Three tiers of funding will support forest management projects that improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk. Lew McCreery...
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is making 25 pit stops in America, including one in southwest Missouri’s Springfield this week. A crew is traveling cross country from California to Washington, D.C. and will be making a stop at Bass Pro Shops Headquarters in southwest...
Three Missouri House committees will be heading to the state Department of Conservation headquarters in Jefferson City on Thursday morning, to be briefed on the feral hog issue. The briefing will take place at 7:30 a.m. The Missouri House Agriculture Policy Committee,...
