ST. LOUIS, Mo.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. A draft plan for management of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways released by the National Park Service today proposes improved waterway protections but falls short of taking the aggressive steps necessary to ensure the long-term survival of rare aquatic species like the endangered Ozark hellbender. The area covered by the draft “general management plan,” which is now up for a 60-day public-comment period, includes the Current and Jacks Forks rivers. The popular area receives more than a million visitors a year, who ride horses, canoe and camp.
