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Mark Twain

The Mark Twain National Forest is site of the first of five service initiatives in 2008 that will kick off the ArrowCorps⁵ program. It spans over 1.5 million acres located in the pristine southern half of Missouri. However, the Cedar trees in this region have become overpopulated and overrun the natural grasslands. This is important because the forest’s beauty resonates from the interlay of its varied landscapes. This is a primary cause for the U.S. Forest service’s environmental concerns for the area and one of the chief reasons why they need our help now more than ever.

            Arrowmen can expect to be grouped into crews of twenty individuals, and then smaller squads of five, as they fan out to preserve the forest grasslands. However, our efforts at this site will also be rewarded with opportunities to go fly fishing and river rafting. The Mark Twain forest houses fourteen streams and sixteen floatable lakes in additional to the famous Greer Spring—the second largest in the state—which moves an average of 220 gallons of water per day. This forest is an amazing sanctuary from fast-paced bustling of life and a place that is worth saving for future generations to enjoy.

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