2021 Idaho Salmon River Trip – Make Reservations Now!
Middle Fork of the Salmon River - July 29-August 3. 2021 OS Members can participate in a 100-mile trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho from July 29-August 3rd, 2021 with [...]
From Hogs to Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, and Bats
As most of you know, our pollinators are in deep trouble and ultimately in danger of extinction. The causes are diverse and challenging. Beginning with honeybees, scientists report that a class of insecticides called [...]
Some Interesting and Confusing Ozark Vines
Some vines are a familiar part of the Ozark outdoors. We easily recognize grape vines and constantly worry about poison ivy. The latter makes us aware that Virginia creeper vines grow in the same [...]
Our Message About COVID-19
From President David Peterson: The Ozark Society wants everyone to stay strong and healthy and we recommend people follow all State and Federal guidelines for limiting contact at this time. Most of our group activities [...]
The Schoolcraft Chapter is Reviving!
We are pleased to announce that the Schoolcraft Chapter in the Springfield Missouri area is renewing its mission and will be meeting soon. Here is an article by Andy Ostmeyer from the Joplin Globe on [...]
Tom McClure Promotes Wilderness Ethics at the Fall Meeting
Tom McClure gave a rousing keynote address on the value of wilderness at the fall meeting of the Ozark Society at Queen Wilhelmina State Park. Tom, a native of Gurdon who now lives in [...]
Compton Day Celebration – August 10th
Compton Gardens in Bentonville was the setting once again, on August 10 this year, for what has become an annual public event, since 2012, to commemorate the August 1 birthday of Dr. Neil Compton, [...]
High Pointing Part 8
This is the eighth in a series of my adventure to visit as many of the fifty US states' highest points. Last time we looked at the odds and ends of high points I [...]
In Celebration of the Farkleberry: Our Wild Ozark Blueberry
Before there was Saturday Night Live there were the Farkleberry Follies. Founded in 1967, this performance convened every other year was a time when a collection of Arkansas journalists conducted skits to spoof state [...]
C & H Hog Farm and CAFO Moratorium in the Buffalo River Watershed
The last piglet at C&H was weened a couple of weeks ago and all hogs are due to be gone by January 2020. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will then proceed with the [...]
High Pointing Part Seven – The Odds and Ends
This is the seventh in a series of my adventures to visit as many of the fifty US states' highest points as I can. Last time we took look at two trips to visit [...]
The Myth of the Thong Tree
Informal outdoor lore in the Ozarks often includes references to something called a thong tree. These are trees that have been bent over and forced to grow upright from the far end of the [...]