Arkansas Outside Rebranding the Buffalo National River JOE JACOBS October 17, 2023 The Buffalo River in Arkansas underwent a remarkable transformation to become the Buffalo National River, a designation that helped protect its pristine natural beauty and historical significance. The journey began in the mid-20th century when residents and conservationists recognized […]
KUAF Radio Runway Group exploring new federal designation for Buffalo National River By Jacqueline Froelich Published October 16, 2023 at 1:01 PM CDT Matthew Moore: I’m here with Jacqueline Froelich, Ozarks at Large senior news producer, to talk about a coordinated effort to change the designation of the Buffalo National River. You began to […]
NWA EDITORIAL | A proposal to change the federal designation of the Buffalo River deserves attention, explanation, clarity Why change national river’s federal designation? by NWA Democrat-Gazette | October 13, 2023 at 4:00 a.m. The battle that resulted in federal protection of the Buffalo National River raged for more than a decade. It […]
Democrat Gazette National park status considered for Buffalo by Bill Bowden | Oct 7, 2023 For months, there’s been talk of changing the Buffalo National River to the Buffalo National Park Preserve. Supporters say the designation change would result in more visitors and more federal funding. And the “preserve” part would preserve […]
Madison County Record Arkansas group floats idea of turning Buffalo National River into national park preserve BY Ellen Kreth for The Madison County Record ON October 7, 2023 A coalition floating the idea of making federal lands near the Buffalo National River a national park preserve says the designation would […]
Smithsonian Magazine TRAVEL | JULY/AUGUST 2022 What Makes the Buffalo River the Jewel of the Ozarks An unabashed tribute to the wild Arkansas waterway that became the nation’s first national river 50 years ago Photographs by Rory Doyle Text by Boyce Upholt If smoothed out flat, the rough mountainous terrain of Newton County, Arkansas, would […]
To listen, go to KUAF Radio Lawsuit Filed to Block Buffalo River Headwaters Forest Management Plan By Jacqueline Froelich Published March 15, 2023 at 1:40 PM CDT The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court – Western District of Arkansas seeking an injunction against the U.S. Forest Service to stop […]
Arkansasonline MASTERSON ONLINE: Alliance versus Forest Service by Mike Masterson The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance is legally challenging the 2021 U.S. Forest Service finding that there would be no significant impact from its decision to approve the enormous Robert’s Gap project on its property in the headwaters of our 153-mile-long Buffalo […]
Arkansas Advocate Chicken farms hide in plain sight under Arkansas law Recent court decision might engender more accountability BY: JORDAN P. HICKEY – MARCH 6, 2023 If you drive down the winding country roads west of Ponca, Arkansas, you might come across a stretch of land with three long structures — metal […]
Mitchell Williams environmental law blog Ozark-St. Francis National Forest/Prescribed Burn/Logging/National Environmental Policy Act: Buffalo River Watershed Alliance Files Action Against United States Forest Service The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance (“BRWA”) filed a February 21st Complaint for Vacatur of Illegal Agency Decision, Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States […]