Ozark Operations Area

The Ozark Operations Area consists of:

• Ozark National Scenic Riverways (NPS - Missouri)
• Missouri Department of Conservation (Missouri)
• Mark Twain National Forest, Pioneer Forest (Missouri)
• Buffalo National River (NPS-Arkansas)
• Russell Preserve Survey Project (Oklahoma)

Ozark Operations Projects

Missouri Cave Inventory / Data Management Program

Cave mapping, resource surveys, and biologic inventory are conducted in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, on Missouri Department of Conservation lands, in the Mark Twain National Forest and in privately-owned Pioneer Forest. Work is done under cooperative agreements between CRF and Federal/state agencies who administer the lands.

Buffalo National River Cave Inventory/Data Management Program

Cave mapping, inventory, and biological monitoring are conducted on Buffalo National River lands under a cooperative agreement and scientific research permit with the NPS.