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Thenationalforestismanagedformultipleuses,whichmeansthatinterspersedwithits
trail-laced wilderness areas are bustling resort lakes, grazing lands, active mines, and log-
gingoperations.Ifyouhadvisitedthesewoodedslopeseightdecadesago,youwouldhave
seen something quite different: a denuded wasteland—the result of clear-cutting—with
gravel washing down eroded hillsides into the rivers and streams.
Renewal began in the 1930s when the Civilian Conservation Corps planted millions of
pine,hickory,andoaktrees.Populationsofdeerandwildturkeysoongrewastheirhabitats
returned. The waters now teem with bass, bluegill, sunfish, crappie, and catfish; squirrels,
raccoons, and opossums share the trees with 175 species of birds—all in all, a notable en-
vironmental success story.
DillardMillStateHistoricalSite,elevenmilessouthofCherryville,onRte.49,isapic-
turesquespotforapicnicintherecoveredforest.Nestledamonggrassy,pine-toppedbluffs
overlookingHuzzahCreek,itwasbuiltin1900andwasoneofmanygristmillsthatdepen-
ded upon the Ozarks' most plentiful natural resource—free-flowing water—for its power.
The waters beneath this gentle morning mist rising from Council Bluffs Lake is filled with bass, bluegill, sunfish, crappie,
and catfish—a haven for anglers.
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