Mark Twain National Forest

Chronic wasting disease has not affected large numbers of deer in Missouri, but its geographical spread is increasing in the state.

The brown-headed nuthatch is back in Missouri after it was chased out by logging 100 years ago.

Goats are cleaner, cheaper and more efficient than mowers and herbicides, and they may see more use in national forests.

ROLLA — National forests, including Mark Twain in the Missouri Ozarks, saw big crowds over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, proving to be a popular…

Missouri feral hog hunters soon should be able to donate the meat to local food banks.The recently passed state budget bill that is on its way to Gov.…

ROLLA - Kudzu and other invasive plants are threatening parts of the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri’s Ozarks, and goats might be part of the…

ROLLA — Hunters interested in taking any of the feral hogs that are doing significant damage in the Ozarks will have to do so in very limited windows.The…

Dozens of rural Missouri school districts are crying “timber” after Congress allowed legislation that sends half of federal timber profits to schools…

Feral hogs are causing major damage to the Mark Twain National Forest.The animals dig up grasslands and crops, they eat eggs and baby wildlife, and…

Animal waste and nitrogen-based agricultural fertilizers contribute to nitrate runoff, which ends up in creeks, streams, rain and, eventually, water...