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ROLLA, Mo. — Mark Twain National Forest employees have begun conducting spring prescribed burning projects as weather allows, at locations across the forest. Prescribed fires are used to reduce the threat of wildfire and to improve the health of native plants and wildlife habitat. ...

Wappapello and Clearwater lakes have begun to fall after rising several feet since last weekend’s rains. As of Wednesday morning, Wappapello’s level was at 363.06 feet, about 7 feet above normal. Over at Clearwater Lake, the water is up a little more than 6 feet above normal...

The Heartland Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host its annual Hunting Heritage banquet Saturday, March 6, at The Grotto in Poplar Bluff. The Grotto is located at the end of Aad Grotto Road, off Katy Lane, on Poplar Bluff’s north side...

With regular waterfowl season and dark goose season being closed, that means our light goose conservation order season is in full swing. During the conservation order season, hunters can use unplugged shotguns, electronic callers, and there is no daily limit on snow geese, blue geese, and Ross’s geese...

With the closure of just about all hunting seasons, and the remaining few shutting down soon, it’s just about time to switch to full-on fishing mode. At the moment, your hunting options are snow geese, rabbits, squirrels or coyotes. Snow goose numbers appear to be down a bit from what they normally are this time of year, and success has been somewhat limited...

ROLLA — Mark Twain National Forest is looking for campground hosts for the 2021 season. Campground hosting is a fun and rewarding volunteer experience that gets people outside and serving the public. There are multiple locations across the forest in need of a host this year. If you are interested in hosting at one of these sites, contact the individual(s) listed for that Ranger District...

Waterfowl hunting is quickly winding down in Missouri. The final segment of the South Zone duck season closed last weekend, leaving only goose hunting as an option, and it’s about to go away as well. Saturday is the last day of the regular goose season in Missouri...