New Commentary by Ed Bethune and Vic Snyder
Former U.S. Congressmen Vic Snyder and Ed Bethune have written a commentary in Arkansas Business this week. […]
April Trail Building Update by Ken Smith
Building the Buffalo River Trail this spring was really a stop-and-go experience. At some time each workweek, it rained. During the three-week effort we had 64 volunteers--college students, experienced "alumni" from previous years, and a[...]
URGENT-Public Comments and Hearing on C&H Hog Farm Permit
URGENT REQUEST FOR OZARK SOCIETY COMMENTS: C & H HOG FARM PERMIT MODIFICATION WHAT IS AT RISK? Water quality in the Buffalo National River WHAT IS THE THREAT? Untreated hog waste released from the C &[...]
EPA Haze Plan – Public Comments Needed
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a proposal to address haze concerns in national parks in Arkansas and Missouri that would require retrofitting six power plants in Arkansas with emission-control scrubbers to curb air pollution[...]
Bobby Olan Stout
Bobby Stout, our long-time river companion and fellow-paddler, died Friday, March 20. Bobby loved being on the water and especially on the Buffalo. He was a happy camper on many of our annual Buffalo River[...]
Ozark Society Spring Outing-March 21 (Directions Included)
The Highlands Chapter will host the Ozark Society’s Spring Outing by inviting all Ozark Society members, hikers, floaters, and lovers of the Buffalo River to the chapter’s 6th Annual Buffalo River Classic on Saturday, March[...]
Pig Farm Threatens Buffalo River – New Article
Don't miss reading this excellent article, written with clarity and with the integrity that authors Ed Bethune and Vic Snyder bring to their continuing public service. The article captures all the complex issues swirling around[...]
Adam and Lisa Willard Honored by Louisiana Wildlife Federation
Special notice should be given to Bayou Chapter members Adam and Lisa Willard. On March 28th the Louisiana Wildlife Federation will honor them with the Annual Governors Achievement Award for Volunteer work. An excerpt from[...]
Buffalo River Trail Work to Resume in March
A message from Ken Smith: In spite of uncertainties as this is written in early January, volunteers are to resume work on the Buffalo River Hiking Trail the middle of March. Presently volunteers cannot work[...]
ADEQ Hearing – Regional Haze Progress Report and Comments
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will hold a public hearing at North Little Rock February 2, 2015, to receive comments on the proposed five-year regional haze progress report on a State Implementation Plan[...]
Red River Cleanup In The News
The Red River Cleanup, supported by the Bayou Chapter of the Ozark Society, has been covered in the Shreveport Times. Click to see article: A doghouse-corset-toilet-freezer-meth-lab
Victory for Buffalo River
A U.S District Court Judge in Arkansas found today that in the case of a 6500-hog industrial facility located in the Buffalo River Watershed just 6 miles from the Buffalo National River, “the public interest[...]