Ozarks

(Updated at 3:39 p.m., February 20)Missouri senators passed a resolution to block the federal government's proposed changes in tourist restrictions at the…

Updated 2:40 p.m. Jan. 22:The National Park Service is holding the last public meeting on its proposed management plan for the Ozark National Scenic…

Black bears can now be found in southern Missouri, thanks to a reintroduction program more than fifty years ago.The University of Missouri has worked in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Caviar was the food of czars.Caviar, and the money to be made from selling it, were behind a two-year…

A statewide coalition of environmental organizations is urging the National Park Service to protect Ozark rivers.Representatives of the groups were in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 6, 2012 - Tiger is visiting my wife and me for a few days near the Jacks Fork River in southern…

The U.S. Forest Service has released a final environmental impact statement for its new management plan for the nation's public forests.The new Forest…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 19, 2011 - At 6 a.m., this June morning already feels like 80 or more. Of course it will climb…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 20, 2009 - During St. Louis summers, people usually have no trouble answering "Yes" to the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: August 17, 2008 - A recent weekend at a vacation house on the Current River with spouse and friends…