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Candice Davis

The glade as a Missouri Ozarks treasure

Posted Monday, October 6, 2014, at 10:34 AM
Southeast Missouri borders a very special landscape in our state, known as the Missouri Ozarks. The Ozarks are special for many reasons, many of which are tied to the land. Different from the flatlands of the southeast, the Ozarks are rocky and hilly, with native short-leafed pine trees that sway in the wind, steep and beautiful hills and hollows, crystal-clear rivers and abundant wildlife. Many wildlife species benefit from a special type of habitat found in the Ozarks, the glade...
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