Abstract
This publication provides information about the social and economic conditions in and near the national forests in the Ozark-Ouachita Highlands: the Mark Twain in Missouri, the Ouachita in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests in Arkansas. This report includes an archeological and historical background, describes demographic conditions and trends and communities, provides an economic profile, discusses recreation, timber, minerals, range, and other important resources in the Highlands, and examines attitudes, values, and public opinions about natural resources.
Titles contained within Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment: Social and Economic Conditions
Keywords
Archeology,
communities,
mineral resources,
population trends,
public opinions,
recreation,
timber resources
Citation
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1999. Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment: Social and Economic Conditions. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-34. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 299 p.