Buffalo River Trail Days – October 28th to November 1st
Mark your calendar! The Fall 2019 Buffalo River Trail construction session is October 28th - November 1st. I and perhaps others will be doing some preparatory work the 25th, 26th, and morning of the [...]
High Pointing Part Six – The Southern Appalachians
Welcome to the sixth in a series of my adventures to visit as many of the fifty US states' highest points as I can. Last time we took a look at a trip of [...]
What Will Global Warming Look Like in the Ozarks?
Global change will affect the Buffalo River and the surrounding ecosystem along with the rest of the world, but do we have to worry about that in our lifetime? The experts are quoting a [...]
Ozark Forest Forensics by Frederick Paillet and Steven Stephenson
The Ozark Society Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of Ozark Forest Forensics: The Science Behind the Scenery in Our Regional Forests by Fred Paillet and Steven Stephenson. This book interprets our natural [...]
The Ozark Studies Association
The nascent Ozark Studies Association held its first conference at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, AR, on May 17, 2019. The theme for the daylong conference was “Histories of the Buffalo [...]
New Book Release – Ozark Forest Forensics
Ozark Forest Forensics: The Science Behind the Scenery in Our Regional Forests By Frederick Paillet and Steven Stephenson This book interprets our natural surroundings in a way that enhances a simple walk in the scenic [...]
Orphea’s Fence
by Ken Smith via Luke Parsch, Ozark Society Vice President In 1959 when driving along the upper Buffalo River at Boxley, I spied an unusual fence—horizontal boards, but also, between its posts, cross-boards making [...]
High-Pointing the States: Part Five – The Midwest Loop
Here is the fifth in a series of my adventures to visit as many of the fifty US states' highest points as I can. Last time we took a look at a trip from [...]
Chert – One of the Most Common Ozark Minerals
As an outdoor enthusiast relocated to northwest Arkansas more than a decade ago, the observation of abundant chert was one of my very first Ozark impressions. And it was not necessarily pleasant. The chert attracted [...]
Dicamba
Dicamba has been around for about 50 years, first registered in 1967. Originally made by Monsanto, (now owned by Bayer), with several formulations: dianat, metambane, banfel, banvel, banvel cst, banfel d, banfel xg, mediben, [...]
In Memoriam – Randy Ego
A dear friend and Ozark Society member, Randy Ego, 67, quietly passed away on Thursday January 17, 2019. Randy was seriously injured in an accident in October 2016. With the help of his devoted family, [...]
Beautiful Buffalo River Action Committee (BBRAC) Meeting (11/13/18)
At a recent BBRAC meeting in Little Rock, several agencies reported some action. The Health Department reported on a small survey of septic systems in Newton County, and the Geology Department has stunning new relief [...]