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News & ArticlesThe Ozark Society2019-08-12T11:20:26-05:00
Carolyn Shearman2022-01-28T18:22:54-06:00

Buffalo National River 50th Anniversary – National Park Events

By Carolyn Shearman|2022-01-28T18:22:54-06:00January 28th, 2022|News & Updates|

Here are the National Park Service list of events for the Buffalo National River 50th Anniversary.  Ozark Society has additional events as well. Just check in our calendar. from Superintendent Mark Foust. Harrison, Ark. – Buffalo National [...]

Carolyn Shearman2022-01-19T15:08:28-06:00

Arkansas State Library lists “Trees” book as a best book of the year

By Carolyn Shearman|2022-01-19T15:08:28-06:00January 19th, 2022|News & Updates|

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 [...]

Carolyn Shearman2022-03-18T16:57:09-05:00

Buffalo National River 50th Anniversary River Trip

By Carolyn Shearman|2022-03-18T16:57:09-05:00September 17th, 2021|News & Updates|

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 [...]

Fred Paillet2021-11-04T17:17:39-05:00

Henry Shreve’s Great Dam Removal Experiment of 1831

By Fred Paillet|2021-11-04T17:17:39-05:00September 13th, 2021|Fall 2021, Pack & Paddle|

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 [...]

Marvin Schwartz2021-11-04T17:18:13-05:00

Ozark Society Foundation News

By Marvin Schwartz|2021-11-04T17:18:13-05:00September 13th, 2021|Fall 2021, Pack & Paddle|

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 [...]

Loring Bullard2021-11-04T17:18:40-05:00

In Memoriam – Bob Lovett

By Loring Bullard|2021-11-04T17:18:40-05:00September 13th, 2021|Fall 2021, Pack & Paddle|

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 [...]

David Peterson2021-11-04T17:19:12-05:00

Ozark Society Plans for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Buffalo National River

By David Peterson|2021-11-04T17:19:12-05:00September 13th, 2021|Fall 2021, Pack & Paddle|

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 [...]

Carolyn Shearman2021-06-30T15:27:39-05:00

Remembering Bob McKinney

By Carolyn Shearman|2021-06-30T15:27:39-05:00June 30th, 2021|News & Updates|

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 [...]

Lowell Collins2021-06-30T15:39:09-05:00

Conservation Crisis – Free Little Sugar Creek

By Lowell Collins|2021-06-30T15:39:09-05:00June 7th, 2021|Pack & Paddle, Summer 2021|

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 [...]

Fred Paillet2021-06-30T15:39:58-05:00

Geological Wonders of the Ozarks in Southeastern Missouri

By Fred Paillet|2021-06-30T15:39:58-05:00June 7th, 2021|Pack & Paddle, Summer 2021|

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, [...]

Mike Reed2021-06-30T15:40:28-05:00

The Buffalo River Trail Update

By Mike Reed|2021-06-30T15:40:28-05:00June 7th, 2021|Pack & Paddle, Summer 2021|

We had good weather and a good turnout for the Spring '21 Buffalo River Trail work session. Our goal for the week was construction of 1/4 mile of new trail to complete the 28-mile [...]

Alice Andrews2021-06-30T15:41:25-05:00

Arkansas Extraordinary Resource Waters (ERW)

By Alice Andrews|2021-06-30T15:41:25-05:00June 7th, 2021|Pack & Paddle, Summer 2021|

Living in Arkansas, we are blessed with an abundance of water which falls into different categories of water quality. We have not reviewed Extraordinary Resource Waters (ERWs) for several years, so hang on! ERW [...]

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