Request for Comments Campers Point Proposal 30 Day Comment Period Christian County, Missouri USDA Forest Service Mark Twain National Forest Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs Ranger District The Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs District Ranger invites you to comment on the Campers Point Proposal's preliminary environmental analysis evaluating the impact of proposed actions within the activity area encompassing 18.9 acres, of which all are National Forest System managed lands. The legal description for the Campers Point Proposal area is Township 23 North, Range 24 West, Sections 20, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Fifth Principal Meridian. The primary objective for this proposal is to address access and safety issues within the project area. The Campers Point Area is a wildland-urban interface of approximately 2,700 acres, with numerous households bordering the Forest and Piney Creek wilderness. Over the last fifteen years, there have been four human-started wildfires in the area. User-created trails depart the Forest Roads and run throughout the proposal area on Forest and United States Army Corps of Engineers lands. Trash and illegal drug paraphernalia are being left, and other illegal activities have taken place within the proposal area. The proposal will address all of these issues. This constitutes notice of opportunity to comment on the Campers Point proposal per Forest Service administrative review procedures at 36 CFR § 218.22. No other designated comment period for this proposal is planned. Specific, written comments must be postmarked by the Postal Service or otherwise submitted (for example, express delivery service) by 11:59 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving office on the 30th calendar day following publication of the legal notice in The Springfield News-Leader (the newspaper of record). It is the responsibility of all individuals and organizations to ensure that their comments are received in a timely manner. Specific written comments should be within the scope of the proposed action, have a direct relationship to the proposed action, and must include supporting reasons for the responsible official to consider (36 CFR § 218.2). All public comments and objections, including names and addresses of those who comment, will become part of the public record for this proposal and will be subject to review pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. The proposed activities are subject to a pre-decisional objection process described in 36 CFR § 218, Subparts A and B. Objections will only be accepted from those who have submitted specific written comments regarding the proposal during a designated opportunity for public comment (36 CFR § 218.5). Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted timely, specific written comments regarding the proposal unless based on new information arising after designated comment opportunities (36 CFR §218.8(c)). Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible to file an objection must provide the following with their comments: (i) Name and address; (ii) Title of the proposed action; (iii) Specific written comments on the proposed action, along with supporting reason the Responsible Official should consider in reaching a decision; and (iv) Signature on comments submitted or other verification of identity upon request. Please submit your comments via the webform on the Forest Service's website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/marktwain/projects. Scroll down to the Campers Point Proposal, click on the proposal title, then click on the "Get Connected" link. From there, click the "Comment/Object on Project" link and follow the prompts. Electronic comments should be in formats such as text, Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), or formats viewable in Microsoft Office applications. You can submit attachments to the online comment form. Electronic form submission through the proposal's webpage is preferred but written hardcopy comments concerning this proposal may be submitted to: Ava Ranger District, Attn: Cathy McRae, 1006 S. Jefferson St., Ava, MO 65608. The office business hours for those submitting hand delivered written comments are Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Central Time, excluding Federal holidays. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message. You will receive a reply during normal business hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time. "The Forest Service is an equal opportunity provider and employer." February 19 2026 LCLM0460755