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Missouri National Recreational River
Management

Superintendent Michael Madell and park staff work to preserve, protect, interpret, restore, and enhance the Recreational River's exceptional natural and cultural resources for the enjoyment of present and future generations.

  

Prairie Dog  

Did You Know?
Sergeant John Ordway--not Lewis, not Clark--gave the name "prairie dog" to the animal then new to science. Expedition members discovered it along what is now the 39-mile reach of the "rec river."

Last Updated: July 28, 2008 at 16:58 EST