Missouri conservationists are proposing wilderness protection for part of the watershed feeding the largest freshwater spring in North America, the Big Spring . The spring gushes 286 million gallons of water into the Current River each day and draws thousands of visitors a year to southcentral Missouri .

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Missouri, like all states, has problems of its own, but one thing that is excellent in Missouri is the conservation dept.  We top the notch for being one with Mother Nature, and feel that areas of the state should be claimed wildernesses so as to let all citizens and tourists view the states wilderness without human touch.  I do believe that the conservation dept. should be aloud to maintain the areas and work with security to protect it.
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