Yearly Archives: 2023


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WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION TO EFFORTS TO RE-DESIGNATE THE BUFFALO – KUAF Radio

KUAF Radio – Listen here Widespread opposition to efforts to re-designate the Buffalo National River emerges By Jacqueline Froelich Published October 30, 2023 at 2:20 PM CDT LISTEN • 6:40 Matthew Moore: I’m here with Jacqueline Froelich, Ozarks at Large senior news producer, to discuss a town hall meeting held Thursday in Jasper in Newton County […]


OVER 1,100 ATTEND JASPER TOWN HALL – AR Times

Arkansas Times Over 1,100 attend Jasper town hall on Buffalo National River’s future NEWS BY  Debra Hale-Shelton  nn ON  October 27, 2023 Jasper, a tiny Ozarks town in Newton County, is home to only about 525 residents. But Thursday night, it hosted a town hall attended by 1,185 people. If you […]


More than 1,100 people attend – Democrat Gazette

Democrat Gazette More than 1,100 people attend meeting on redesignating Buffalo National River by Bill Bowden | October 26, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. | Updated October 27, 2023 at 7:06 a.m. JASPER — An overflow crowd of 1,135 people packed the Jasper School District cafeteria Thursday night to hear speakers talk about […]


EDITORIAL: WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAMS – Democrat Gazette

Democrat Gazette EDITORIAL: Where the Buffalo roams This calls for immediate discussion!  October 24, 2023  Recently, a suggestion was pushed forward that changing the Buffalo National River to a National Park might be a good thing. It’s an interesting idea, and all interesting ideas evoke different reactions. The Runway Group […]


BUFFALOED – Sen. Greg Leding

By Senator Greg Leding Buffaloed In early October, the Madison County Record published a story about a new coalition looking to make the federal lands along the Buffalo National River a national park and preserve. Why might someone want to see such a change? While a national park restricts hunting, mining and consumptive-use activities, a preserve protects hunting, […]


RUNWAY GROUP STEPS BACK – AR Times

Arkansas Times Runway Group steps back, first gent’s role in plan to change Buffalo National River designation is revealed NEWS BY  Debra Hale-Shelton nn ON October 23, 2023 6:57 pm Faced with angry pushback from rural Arkansans, the Walton-founded Runway Group is setting aside a campaign to turn the Buffalo National River and nearby land into […]


SAVE THE BUFFALO (AGAIN)- AR Times

Arkansas Times ​​Save the Buffalo (again) A designation change for the Buffalo is not about love for the river. It’s about money and who stands to benefit most. A mysterious group is pushing to change the Buffalo National River to a “National Preserve” The change could mean less access to […]


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