Mark Twain National Forest
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Reservations Many cabins and campgrounds on National Forests can be reserved ahead of time by phone or online. |
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Eastern Area Coordination Center (EACC) EACC monitors wildfire potential, weather, and wildland fire use within the Eastern Region. |
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Roadless Area
After receiving extensive public input, the Forest Service has issued a final environmental impact statement for roadless area conservation. For more information and status, link to the national website for Roadless Areas Conservation Proposal.
The Roadless Area Conservation Proposal means that no roads or trails will be
closed. Link here for more detailed information
about how the proposal will affect the Mark Twain National Forest.
You can obtain more information about the 6 Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs)
by using these links:
Anderson Mountain IRA
Spring Creek IRA
Swan Creek IRA
Big Creek IRA
Irish Wilderness Excluded
Lands
View a map
of all
Inventoried Roadless Areas
totaling 25,000 acres or 2% of
Mark Twain National Forest
In the 1970s, the Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE II) process identified areas that met minimum criteria for consideration under the Wilderness Act of 1964. After the RARE II study, and some lands were managed for multiple uses, meaning road construction was allowed in those areas. Areas that were not inventoried are categorized as "unroaded" lands.
USDA Forest Service - Mark Twain National Forest
Last modified: Thursday, 14 December 2006
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain