Sample Letter

Superintendent

Ozark National Scenic Riverways

P.O. Box 490

Van Buren, MO  63965

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

As a longtime friend of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, I am in favor of a management plan for OSNR that achieves the following:

* substantially decreases the number of access points and illegally developed roads/trails

* limits motorized vehicles to official roads and bans ATVs

* reduces motorboat horsepower size and limits usage areas for motorboats

* enforces scenic and conservation easement terms to deal with and prevent building construction and forest-clearing violations

* limits numbers of horses and river crossings of horses to prevent impact on grounds and restriction of swimming due to E. Coli contamination

* designates the back country portion of the old Big Spring State Park as Wilderness Area

* monitors and restores ecological health of water quality, stream beds and banks, and native forest habitat

* reaffirms priorities originally established in law to guide the National Park Service to restore the river areas and conserve it for future generations.

I am strongly against the following:

[List any proposals or activities you are strongly against]

Thank you for this opportunity to comment.

[We suggest you include your own closing words about the areas of the rivers or the recreational activities most important to you.]

Sincerely,