Excerpt from Timber Resource of Missouri's Northwestern Ozarks, 1972 Similar Resource Bulletins reporting statistical highlights and detailed tables on the timber resource of the other Survey Units in Missouri (see cover) are available or are in preparation. These will provide the basis for a comprehensive analysis of the timber resource of the entire State which will be published as a separate report. A higher degree of accuracy of survey information was obtained during the 1972 survey than otherwise would have been feasible because of intensified field sampling made possible by extra fund ing provided the North Central Station by the State Legislature through the Missouri Department of Conservation. The Department also conducted a canvass of primary wood-using plants in the State, which was used to help in estimating the quantity of timber products harvested in Missouri. Personnel from the National Forests in Missouri installed sample plots on national forest lands, which were used to inventory those lands. The usda Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and the State Historical Society of Missouri furnished aerial photos used in the survey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

If changed by development, the authors found the present Osage valley landscape expressive. Illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, period maps, and vintage images, this book tells the dramatic saga of human ambition pitted against natural limitations and forces beyond man's control.

In this reprint of a classic piece of cave literature, the famed geologist, J Harlen Bretz, gives a detailed account of the formation and history of Missouri caves. Caves of Missouri contains over 450 surveyed caves, with in-depth geological and cultural histories, and 168 illustrations, including cross sections, maps, and photographs. This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Missouri's natural and cultural history.