Vince Keeler was appointed forest supervisor of the Mark Twain National Forest in July. The forest spans 1.5 million acres across central and southern Missouri. The Mark Twain National Forest ...

The Mark Twain National Forest comprises 1.5 million acres spread out across much of southern Missouri. It stretches through 29 counties. Rolla, Salem and Poplar Bluff are cities near the Mark ...

Mark Twain National Forest covers more than a million acres in the southern half of Missouri — and twice a year, firefighters mobilize to light controlled, intentional fires, called prescribed ...

(AP) -Fire concerns are widening in southeast Missouri as crews battle a 550-acre blaze in the Mark Twain National Forest. Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday ordered the Missouri National Guard to get ready ...

Many fire towers have been decommissioned, but there are enough still in use to keep an eye on the various tracts of Mark Twain National Forest in south central and southern Missouri. The steel ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — Firefighters in the Mark Twain National Forest have had a busy 48 hours fighting fires. Firefighters, dozer operators, and many more USDA Forest Service resources have ...

MADISON COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Several prescribed burns are being conducted across the Mark Twain National Forest today, March 19. According to a release from Forest Service Public Affairs Officer ...

LAQUEY, Mo. (KY3) - On Wednesday, crews started and contained a prescribed burn at Mark Twain National Forest. They set the forest on fire to eliminate debris or dead plant life. The idea was year ...

as Missouri naturalists may have restored a locally extinct bird species to Mark Twain National Forest. In the last two years, 102 brown-headed nuthatches have been returned to the forest ...

Missouri’s Mark Twain National Forest offers 1.5 million acres for recreation. The Mark Twain National Forest is comprised of 1.5 million acres spread out across much of Southern Missouri.