“The free-flowing living waters of the Buffalo River wind through the mountains, valleys, caves and karst of one of the most beautiful places on Earth. As a person that married into a family with deep connections to this area (my kids are the seventh generation to live in the Ozarks), […]
Continued from LOVE LETTERS TO THE BUFFALO “The Buffalo River is one of Arkansas’ crown jewels, kept undammed and pristine thanks to the conservation efforts of Neil Compton, Governor Bumpers, Senators Fulbright and McClellan, Congressman Hammerschmidt and others. As governor, I supported the Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984, federal legislation that ultimately […]
AY Magazine https://www.aymag.com/arkansas-buffalo-river-a-national-treasure/?fbclid=IwAR2wiQVLAK1DOO9umosTweJE8aY6q99D7S0YpijyjlGihQj2-sIHDN7zAh8 Arkansas’ Buffalo River: A National Treasure By Joe David RiceFebruary 25, 2022 Fifty-one years ago this month, I took my first canoe trip on the Buffalo River, a three-day, two-night adventure that ended at the old Buffalo River State Park southeast of Yellville. A little more than five […]
Arkansasonline OPINION | REX NELSON: A golden anniversary by Rex Nelson | Today at 1:45 a.m. We gathered that Wednesday morning in a fifth-floor conference room of the Executive Building near the state Capitol. I was there at the invitation of Bill Stovall, a former speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, […]
KUAF Radio New Book Chronicles Fight to Shut Down Industrial Swine Farm on the Buffalo National River By JACQUELINE FROELICH Listen to the report here “Save the Buffalo River … Again” authored by Brian Thompson details the seven-year long battle to shutter an industrial swine breeding facility situated a few miles […]
AY Magazine Shiloh Museum Celebrating Buffalo’s 50th with Special Exhibit By Sarah ColemanFebruary 4, 2022 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History has announced the presentation of Ken Smith’s Buffalo River Country in observance of the Buffalo River’s 50th anniversary. This exhibit celebrates the work of those inspired by the Arkansas Ozarks waterway. Running through […]