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Ozark National Scenic Riverways celebrates 100 years of public lands along the Current River on National Public Lands Day

September 5, 2024 · Source: National Park Service

An old fashion color tintype postcard of big spring showing a bluff and spring pouring from the base. People are standing on the edge of the spring. Text reads: The Big Spring, Largest single spring in the World near Van Buren, Mo, in the Scenic Ozarks — Image supplied by the National Park Service. View the original image and credit

Join us for National Public Lands Day on September 28 at 10 a.m. at Big Spring to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Missouri’s first state parks and the first public recreation lands in the Current River watershed. Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) invites volunteers to help plant 100 native trees in the Big Spring area, followed by musical entertainment and volunteer appreciation courtesy of the Ozark Riverways Foundation.

Read the official NPS source

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