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January 2019

Highlands Chapter January Meeting: American Chestnut Restoration Program

January 22 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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Event: Ozark Society Highlands Chapter Monthly Meeting (January 2019) Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Place: Witherspoon Hall, First United Presbyterian Church, 695 E. Calvin St., Fayetteville AR Time: 6:30 p.m. social, 7:00 p.m. program/speaker, 8:00 p.m. short meeting Speaker: Fred Paillet Topic: The American Chestnut Restoration Program after 35 Years In 1983 famed geneticist Charles Burnham started a member funded program to restore the chestnut to our forests. After 35 years and more than six generations of tree breeding the goal of restoring one of our most economically and ecologically important tree species is within sight. Learn how close the Chestnut Foundation has come to its goal and what obstacles still remain to be overcome. We have a short business meeting following our guest speaker.

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Bayou Chapter – Eagle Weekend

January 25 @ 8:00 am - January 26 @ 5:00 pm

DeGray Lake State Park, AR 2027 State Park Entrance Rd
Bismarck, AR 71929 United States

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January 25-26 at DeGray Lake State Park in Arkansas. Contact Kathy Kramer kramerhill@suddenlink.net

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Highlands Chapter Dayhike: Lincoln Lake Trail

January 26

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Trail hike, loop, 5 miles, easy to moderate. Ron Stone, Hike Leader […]

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February 2019

Highlands Chapter Dayhike: BRT-OHT (new extension) Red Bluff Road to Red Bluff Overlook

February 2

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Trail hike on the new Buffalo River Trail extension, 6 miles, moderate, Luke Parsch, Hike Leader […]

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Pulaski Chapter – Monthly Meeting

February 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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2nd Presbyterian Church Little Rock, AR United States

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Most meetings held at Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock AR 72227.

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Latest News

Buffalo National River – Tyler Bend Trails – Proposed Bike Use

2018-10-25T17:41:42+00:00 By Carolyn Shearman|News & Updates|

Below is the statement of the BNR proposal for use of the Tyler Bend trails to mountain biking. There is an open comment period until November 6th and you can comment at this site: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=119&projectID=61303&documentID=91222 Tyler Bend Trails Plan / [...]

David Peterson’s Response to Jack Boles – Arkansas Democrat Gazette
David Peterson’s Response to Jack Boles – Arkansas Democrat Gazette

David Peterson’s Response to Jack Boles – Arkansas Democrat Gazette

2018-09-19T18:17:23+00:00 By Carolyn Shearman|News & Updates|

Jack Boles, President of the Newton County Farm Bureau, has questioned a column by Mike Masterson which quotes from the Big Creek Research and Extension Team’s (BCRET) recent report of monitoring of the C&H Hog Farm in the Buffalo National [...]

High-Pointing the States: Part Three – The Western Swing
High-Pointing the States: Part Three – The Western Swing

High-Pointing the States: Part Three – The Western Swing

2018-12-10T14:32:54+00:00 By Steve Heye|Fall 2018, Pack & Paddle|

This is the third in a series of my adventure to visit as many of the fifty US states' highest points. We've visited the six states that surround Arkansas and Mt. Magazine in the previous two episodes. This time we'll [...]

In Memoriam: Dr. Kimberly Smith & Roy Senyard

2018-12-10T14:33:27+00:00 By The Ozark Society|Fall 2018, Pack & Paddle|

Dr. Kimberly Smith Dr. Kimberly Gray (Kim) Smith, member of the board of the Ozark Society Foundation since fall 2011 and chair since January 2013, passed away unexpectedly on April 9. As a Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences [...]

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