http://news.stlpublicradio.org en http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/environmental-organizations-national-park-service-protect-ozark-rivers <p>A statewide coalition of environmental organizations is urging the National Park Service to protect <a href="http://www.nps.gov/ozar/index.htm">Ozark rivers</a>.</p><p>Representatives of the groups were in Washington, D.C., today meeting with the Park Service.</p><p>They submitted more than 4,400 signed petitions asking the federal agency to adopt a strong <a href="http://www.nps.gov/ozar/parkmgmt/general-management-plan-information.htm">management plan</a> for the Current River and its major tributary, the Jacks Fork.</p> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:11:20 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 4375 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Environmental organizations to National Park Service: protect Ozark rivers http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/national-plan-will-affect-management-missouris-mark-twain-forest <p>The U.S. Forest Service has released <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/planningrule/home/?cid=stelprdb5349164">a final environmental impact statement</a> for its new management plan for the nation&#39;s public forests.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule">new Forest Planning Rule</a> will guide the management of America&#39;s 193-million acres of national forest lands, and provide the framework for local forest managers to develop their own forest-specific management plans.</p> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:03:42 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 2950 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org National plan will affect management of Missouri's Mark Twain Forest