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 […]
Newton County Times Buffalo River Watershed Enhancement Project encouraging landowners to develop ponds By the U of A System Division of Agriculture Fast Facts: Buffalo River Watershed Enhancement Project working to reduce soil erosion, improve water qualityBuffalo River Watershed encourages installing ponds, alternative watering systems to protect water quality LITTLE […]
arkansasonline Algae blooming on Buffalo River, but ecologists say it’s just a nuisance for now Natural occurrences common, harmless, but could worsen, they say by Bill Bowden | Today at 7:14 a.m. With Arkansas’ July heat wave, algae has been blooming on the Buffalo National River. Lucas Driver of Little Rock, an […]
Smithsonian Magazine for photos and graphics 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 Bruce Upholt If smoothed out flat, the rough mountainous terrain of […]
Newton County Times Conservationists host legislators at BNR celebration The Ozark Society receives the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award. JEFF DEZORT/STAFF PreviousNext Posted Monday, May 16, 2022 10:15 am By JEFF DEZORT Newton County Times HARRISON — The Buffalo River Coalition, which includes the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, the Arkansas Canoe Club, the Ozark […]
Arkansas Times Save the Buffalo River again and again BY Lindsey Millar nn ON April 12, 2022 Is there any part of Arkansas more widely beloved than the Buffalo River? The case for “The Natural State” being a fitting motto for Arkansas begins (and could almost end) with the crystal clear river, […]
AY Magazine Arkansas Backstories: Lost Valley By Joe David Rice Newton County can claim more than its fair share of Arkansas’ iconic natural features — places such as Hemmed-In Hollow, Big Bluff, Indian Creek, Richland Falls, Whitaker Point and, of course, the Buffalo National River. To that impressive list can […]
Arkansasonline OPINION | MASTERSON ONLINE: Preserving our treasure by Mike Masterson | March 5, 2022 There’s been a lot of history published this week about the 50th anniversary of our Buffalo National River, the nation’s first so-designated stream. That’s as it should be, especially considering how challenging it was to achieve that […]
Arkansasonline OPINION | REX NELSON: Protecting a river by Rex Nelson | Today at 3:48 a.m. Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the Buffalo River becoming the country’s first national river. President Richard Nixon signed the law on March 1, 1972, that put the river under the protection of the National Park […]
Arkansasonline OPINION | BRENDA BLAGG: Outdoors lovers celebrate five decades of national reverence, relevance for Buffalo River Nature lovers mark Buffalo’s 50 years as national river by Brenda Blagg | Today at 1:00 a.m. To view the National Park Service’s information on the Buffalo National River’s 50th anniversary, visit https://www.nps.gov/buff/getinvolved/50th-anniversary.htm It has been 50 […]
“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, […]