ROLLA, Missouri—The Mark Twain National Forest is accepting comments on a proposed land exchange for the Doe Run Resources Corp.
The land exchange proposals include twenty-one National Forest System land parcels within the Viburnum Trend Mining District. These parcels are proposed for an equal-value land exchange.
Two private parcels in the Big Piney River riparian corridor will offer more public access to national forest land along this beautiful riverway and provide opportunities for ecological restoration.
Market value of the parcels will be determined by appraisals prepared before the issuance of a final decision notice.
Members of the public interested in the land exchange can learn more on the Forest Service’s project website and submit comments via the webform.
Comments will be accepted for 45-days following the date of publication of a legal notice announcing the comment period in Phelps County Focus, the newspaper of record for Forest-wide projects. The publication date in Phelps County Focus is the exclusive means for calculating the end of the comment period. Comments, including names and addresses of those who submit them, will be part of the public record for this proposed action and available for public inspection.
If additional site-specific information is desired on this proposal, it may be obtained by contacting Michael Crump, Deputy Forest Supervisor, at comments-eastern-mark-twain@usda.gov
About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.