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July, 2012

It’s Not Paper or Plastic, It’s Oak or Hickory

Barb Ostmann begins weaving her basket at a DNW workshop at Twin Pines

Posted by Melanie Carden-Jessen on Jul 24, 2012

Long before the supermarket began offering a choice of paper or plastic, early Ozarkers had the choice of oak or hickory baskets to carry their goods and treasures. Today baskets can be made of exotic plants, meaning habitat improvement is woven into an Ozarks tradition. More
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'Be Prepared' Isn’t Just for Boy Scouts

In the logs woods, foresters may need to self-evacuate by splinting.

Posted by Melanie Carden-Jessen on Jul 13, 2012

MDC employees take the “be prepared” out of the Boy Scout manual and into the log woods. More
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