How to Convince Climate Skeptics
By Fred Paillet, OS Education Chair Climate change is a major environmental concern, and we can see its effect in a worldwide retreat of glaciers as in my illustration below. But [...]
Annual Membership Meeting at Lake Claiborne
By Alice B. Andrews, Ozark Society Conservation Chair There were at least 46 Ozark Society members in attendance at the annual membership meeting hosted by the Bayou Chapter at Lake Claiborne State Park, [...]
Saving Energy to Help Prevent Climate Crisis
By Dina Nash, Climate Committee Saving energy involves cutting back on big-ticket items. For most people, we’re talking about house and office, yard, car, food, appliances, errands and investment choices. Start by making [...]
Arkansas State Library lists “Trees” book as a best book of the year
The Arkansas State Library has distributed its 2021 GEMS poster of its selection of the best book of the year. The OSF trees book is included. This poster is distributed to more than 1,000 schools [...]
Buffalo National River 50th Anniversary River Trip
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Buffalo National River and 60th anniversary of the Ozark Society, the Ozark Society plans to conduct a float trip from Highway 65 to the White River, from [...]
Henry Shreve’s Great Dam Removal Experiment of 1831
Removal of obsolete dams to restore watersheds to their natural working conditions is a major topic these days in environmental news. Many of us think of such dams as local perturbations on a stream [...]
Ozark Society Foundation News
The Ozark Society Foundation has three projects in active status, each one involving board members and dedicated community volunteers: Youth Grants: Based on the success of the first-year program, OSF Board member Roslyn Imrie and [...]
In Memoriam – Bob Lovett
Bob Lovett was a tree-hugger in the purest sense of the word. He loved pine trees, but he loved his wife and his family so much more. He loved life, in fact. Unfortunately, the [...]
Ozark Society Plans for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Buffalo National River
On March 1, 1972, Richard Nixon signed a bill making the Buffalo River the first National River in the United States. Now almost 50 years later, the Ozark Society is planning 5 major events [...]
Remembering Bob McKinney
It is with deep sadness we want to let the Ozark Society members know that Bob McKinney passed away this afternoon after months of complicated health issues. He was one of those human beings that [...]
Conservation Crisis – Free Little Sugar Creek
The Friends of Little Sugar Creek and the Sugar Creek Chapter in Bentonville, AR are advocating for the removal of the Lake Bella Vista dam and the restoration of a free- flowing stream through [...]
Geological Wonders of the Ozarks in Southeastern Missouri
When we think of geologic wonders in the Ozarks, they are most often associated with karst features like springs and caverns, lofty crags along bluff lines, and the historic legacy of lead-zinc mining. However, [...]