Democrat Gazette State proposes Buffalo River area trail study by Bill Bowden The Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation proposed on Tuesday that about $70,000 in state grant money go to communities in the vicinity of the Buffalo National River to hire a firm to do a master plan of trail connectivity. […]
KUAF Radio Bass Pro slowly carves out a private nature preserve on former Dogpatch USA grounds By Jacqueline Froelich Listen here A wrecked gaudy metal sign just off Highway 7 between Jasper and Harrison, Arkansas that once lured tourists into the legendary Dogpatch USA amusement park still stands. But chained entry gates bar […]
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 […]
Arkansas Advocate Concern over possible Buffalo National River redesignation draws huge crowd to small Arkansas town Most speakers voice fears of what a national park preserve would do to area already stressed by visitors BY: JORDAN P. HICKEY – OCTOBER 27, 2023 3:56 PM JASPER — A sign on the way into this […]
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 […]
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 […]
Arkansas Times It’s time for a fight: Ozarkers bite back at town hall over Buffalo River proposal by Jared Phillips Last night in Jasper, Ozarkers finally got to have their say, though the folks who needed to hear what was said couldn’t be bothered to come. Nearly 1,200 angry people […]
AR Democrat Gazette W.Va. Gorge sets example for Buffalo River by Bill Bowden | Today at 6:40 a.m. Runway Group of Bentonville has touted the success of New River Gorge National Park & Preserve in West Virginia as a model for the Buffalo National River. Annual visitation at New River Gorge increased […]
Democrat Gazette OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Selling the state down the river? by John Brummett | October 25, 2023 at 3:21 a.m. Closed-door maneuvering at the rich and powerful levels to mess with the Buffalo National River has run into a mighty mite from the past. It is a thing called a […]
Madison County Record Buffalo River land tangled in crosscurrents Preserve designation surfaced in July 2022 Part 2 In September, owners of Horseshoe Canyon, a dude ranch located near Jasper in Newton County, announced after the 2023 season, they would be retiring, but the “Ranch will continue to be open to the public, […]
Madison County Record Buffalo River land tangled in crosscurrents Preserve designation surfaced in July 2022 Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2023 9:45 am By Ellen Kreth, For the Record Part 1 The Runway Group of Bentonville is “retracting” the idea of turning federal land around the Buffalo National River into a national park […]
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 […]
Axios NW Arkansas Oct 24, 2023 – News Buffalo National River town hall set for Thursday in Jasper Worth Sparkman The Runway Group won’t participate in an informational town hall to provide locals clarity about the future of Buffalo National River’s designation. The meeting is scheduled for 6pm Thursday at the Jasper public […]
Deltaplex News Arkansas Tourism Has Never Been Stronger OP-Ed by Governor Sarah Sanders Tue, October 24, 2023 by Greg Arkansas Tourism Has Never Been Stronger Column of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary Shea Lewis You may have seen them paddling down the Buffalo River last spring. Maybe you ran into them […]
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, […]
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 […]
Arkansas Times A historian considers the Buffalo’s future By Jared Phillips on October 20, 2023 I think a lot about the past — partly because I’m a history lover and partly because I agree with Wendell Berry that sometimes going forward means going backward. This latest effort by the powers […]
Democrat Gazette Runway Group posts Buffalo River poll results online by Bill Bowden | Runway Group of Bentonville has released the detailed results of a poll it commissioned to gauge people’s interest in changing the Buffalo National River’s designation to that of a national park and preserve. Forty percent of respondents […]
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 […]
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 […]