ONSR Roads & Trails Public Discussion

Most of you have seen the ONSR (Ozark National Scenic Riverways) Roads and Trails Plan that’s currently open for public comment. I hope you all will submit comments individually, and I also wanted to host a meeting between the Sierra Club, Ozark Society and Ozark Mountain Paddlers. Anyone who is interested in helping write comments on behalf of Ozark Mountain Paddlers can come together to discuss the most effective comments to make!

 

Please attend on: Wednesday, July 7 at 4pm for an info session if you are able.

Here is the info to join:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/spx-faae-dsx
Or dial: ‪904.900.0992‬
PIN: ‪192 660 444‬#

 

American Rivers named ONSR to their list of the 10 Most Endangered Rivers in 2011. They state: “The Ozark National Scenic Riverways feature clear water flowing from abundant springs and provide some of the Midwest’s best river recreation to more than one million visitors each year. However, poor management has led to motor vehicles and horses approaching and entering the river wherever they can, destroying vegetation, and causing severe erosion and pollution. Unless the National Park Service gives the Riverways the protections afforded to the country’s other national parks, the area’s clean water and rare remote experience will be lost.”

 

If you can’t make the meeting, please feel free to give me (Marisa Frazier)a call at 417.848.3494 to discuss the plan and for more info!

Provide your own input at this link:
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/commentForm.cfm?documentID=113284