Name of Hike: Beaver Lake Loop Trail (Lost Bridge North) https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/arkansas/beaver-lake

Day/Date: Saturday, December 3rd

Hike Leader: Pattie Heitzman

Telephone & Email: 479-616-7270 and wldrnss20@aol.com

Type of Hike: Trail, although rough in places

Hiking Distance: 6.6 miles

Maximum Elevation Difference: 702 feet

Rating: Moderate due to distance and elevation

Features: This trail has some great lake views, interesting rock formations and an old homestead.

Meeting Place and Time: Meet at The Short Stop (18440 Marshall Street, Garfield) at 9:30 AM or at the Trailhead at 10:00AM.

Comments:  Bring plenty of water, snacks, rain gear, gloves, and a hiking stick, and wear comfortable hiking boots/shoes.  No pets are allowed on any hikes.  Children under 12 years are discouraged and minors must be accompanied by a guardian.  Participants are required to sign a Liability Release sheet at the trail head to take part in any Ozark Society outing.  Everyone is welcome to hike with the OS, whether an Ozark Society member or not.

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It’s our Christmas Pot Luck meeting at Stewart Noland’s home, 5210 Sherwood in Little Rock. Bring a dish to share as we celebrate the holidays. Find out about December outings and what’s hot on the conservation front. Stewart’s home is off Crestwood and Kavanaugh.

Hello Fellow Members and Friends,

Our November meeting will be this coming Tuesday, December 6, at First United Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville.

Joshua Youngblood, Rare Books Librarian and special instruction and outreach services unit head at U of A will be our speaker.  He is one of two that received a grant for the Digital Buffalo website for the 2022 50th Year of the Buffalo celebration.  He has textual information to share with maps and further insight into Evangeline Archer, an influential character behind the scenes in the conservation of the Buffalo River.

Please join us. Bring a friend. We’d love to see you-

WHEN:

Tuesday, December 6,  2022

6:30-7:00 pm social time

7:00 pm announcements

Guest Speaker immediately following announcements

WHERE:

First United Presbyterian Church

Witherspoon Hall – back parking area

695 E. Calvin Street

Fayetteville, AR 72703

SPEAKER:

Joshua Cobb Youngblood

University of Arkansas Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian

“Evangeline Archer and Her Influence on Saving the Buffalo River.”

If you would like to bring a snack for the social time, please get in touch with Chris Kline.

                phone: (479) 409-0394

                email: ckline901@gmail.com

Feel free to call me if you have questions. We’d love to see many of you at our meetings. If you have interests that you’d like to have a program about, please let me know.

Hope to see you at this meeting and out on the trails,

Peggy Bulla

OSHC Vice-Chair

(479) 586-2493

sunnypegs@aol.com 

Time to visit one of our favorite areas, Flatside Wilderness. We may take a short hike to the top of Flatside before we head down trail to Crystal Prong and the area beyond. Bring a good pair of shoes and lunch. Meet at the Walmart at Chenal and Hwy. 10, near the Garden area at 8 am.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.

We are back at Second Presbyterian to start the new year. The speaker has yet to be announced. Learn what’s happening in conservation activities and what outings are coming up.

This is our third year for the “New Year’s U Pick It” day hike. We will drive up to Petit Jean and then pick which trail or trails we hike. What will it be? Cedar Falls? Bear Den? 7 Hollows? Boy Scout? Come along and find out. We will eat lunch at Mather Lodge when we are done. Be at the Morgan McDonald’s at 8 or Mather Lodge at 9:15.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.

A mostly downhill hike, we will follow Gee creek down to Haw Creek falls and on to Ft. Douglas. It’s about 6:5 miles. We may explore nearby Pam’s Grotto if time permits. Bring a good pair of shoes and lunch. Meet at Morgan McDonald’s at 7:30am to carpool up or be at Haw Creek Falls at 9:30.