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[...]
Free-flowing Rivers Versus Dams
Many of us think of rivers and streams as fixed geographic features. In fact, stream channels and the ecosystems that go with them are dynamic parts of our landscape that depend on a delicate equilibrium[...]
High-Pointing the States: Part Four – The Southeast Corner
This is the fourth in a series of my adventure to visit as many of the fifty US states' highest points as I can. This time it's the southeast corner of the US: Florida, Alabama[...]
Buffalo National River – Tyler Bend Trails – Proposed Bike Use
Below is the statement of the BNR proposal for use of the Tyler Bend trails to mountain biking. There is an open comment period until November 6th and you can comment at this site: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=119&projectID=61303&documentID=91222[...]
David Peterson’s Response to Jack Boles – Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Jack Boles, President of the Newton County Farm Bureau, has questioned a column by Mike Masterson which quotes from the Big Creek Research and Extension Team’s (BCRET) recent report of monitoring of the C&H Hog[...]
High-Pointing the States: Part Three – The Western Swing
This is the third in a series of my adventure to visit as many of the fifty US states' highest points. We've visited the six states that surround Arkansas and Mt. Magazine in the previous[...]
In Memoriam: Dr. Kimberly Smith & Roy Senyard
Dr. Kimberly Smith Dr. Kimberly Gray (Kim) Smith, member of the board of the Ozark Society Foundation since fall 2011 and chair since January 2013, passed away unexpectedly on April 9. As a[...]
Buffalo River Bur Oak – A Blast from the Distant Past
The Ozark Plateau is considered to lie in what the Forest Service designates as the oak-hickory biome. Early land office survey data show that Ozark forests were about 70% oak at the time the United[...]
Ozark Society Election of Officers October 13th
The fall meeting of the Ozark Society will take place at Lake Claiborne State Park in northwest Louisiana over the weekend of October 12-14 (Fri-Sun). One important order of business at the membership meeting on[...]
Alice Andrews to Receive a 2018 Neil Compton Award
Join Us as We Celebrate Alice Andrew’s Neil Compton Award “Ozark Alice” Andrews of Little Rock is a more than 40-year member of the Ozark Society and is honored as the latest recipient of the[...]
The Trouble with Mussels
Everyone who has ever floated the Buffalo River is familiar with freshwater mussels. Their shells litter the gravel bars and living mussels can be seen embedded in the rocks in riffles. Although most of us[...]