IRON COUNTY, Mo. (News First) – The US Forest Service has completed a major road reconstruction project in Iron County. Forest Ranger Becky Ewing tells News 1st it’s the nearly mile-long Crane Tower Road or Forest Road 2192, located east of Glover.
Even though it’s called Crane Tower Road, Ewing says the old fire lookout tower has been long gone.
Ewing also says timber sales in this area had the added benefit of funding repairs to this access road. These improvements will reduce the negative effects that erosion is causing on the local ecosystem and will make using the road much more enjoyable for visitors. The cost of the project was $34,500, which was made possible by retained receipts collected through ‘stewardship timber sales’. These timber sales differ from traditional timber sales because they allow for the trade of goods, in this case timber, for services. When the value of the timber is greater than the total cost of the services, then revenue is kept in a retained receipt account that funds on-the-ground natural restoration work within the stewardship project area.
