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13 09, 2021

Buffalo River Handbook Corrections

By |2021-09-13T15:33:12-05:00September 13th, 2021|Categories: Fall 2021, Pack & Paddle|Tags: |

Janet Parsch has asked that we publish this errata sheet of corrections to Ken Smith’s 2nd Edition of the Buffalo River Handbook: Buffalo River Handbook 2nd edition, 2018 Kenneth L. Smith Corrections: Replacement captions for rock formations on page 14 Page corrections p. 95, paragraph 3, line 2: change “414” to “429.” p. 96, 4th line from bottom: change “409- 417” to “424-432.” p. 123, 10th line from bottom: omit “(see page 424).” p. 143, 9th line from bottom: change “(see page 424)” to “(870-439-2502, daily 8:30 – 4:30).” p. 227, 1st line below “Buffalo Point has been...”: change “page 408” to “page 423.” p. 437, In the Index: under “Birds,” add “395” in boldface.

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12 12, 2019

Compton Day Celebration – August 10th

By |2020-01-21T18:04:16-06:00December 12th, 2019|Categories: News & Updates, Winter 2019|

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, founder of the Ozark Society. This year an invitation-only breakfast for 90 people from the Compton family and close friends, Compton Gardens board members and supporters, and Ozark Society officers was followed by the opening of exhibits on the grounds of Compton Gardens. Some 25 local environmental groups, museums, and vendors had displays and goods for sale in conjunction with Arkansas and the Ozarks outdoors. Nearly 15 volunteers staffed the Ozark Society’s three tables throughout the morning, and Fred Paillet, Steve Stephenson, and Ken Smith were on hand to sign their books. Compton Gardens provided birthday cake and ice cream for the several hundred pedestrians who moseyed on through after stopping at the Saturday Bentonville Farmers’ Market nearby. One highlight of the morning was the dedication of a new neon entrance sign to Compton Gardens, with remarks offered by the artist, Todd Sanders. Many members of Dr. Compton’s family and close friends were able to attend the dedication, including Dr. Compton’s two daughters, Ellen and Edra, [...]

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3 06, 2019

The Ozark Studies Association

By |2019-07-23T14:18:25-05:00June 3rd, 2019|Categories: Pack & Paddle, Summer 2019|

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 National River.” Presenters covered Buffalo River and Ozarks region topics pertaining to geology and early cultures, the Civil War, historic cemeteries, the New Deal and dam-building in the Ozarks, the painter Thomas Hart Benton, small farms in the Buffalo watershed, cultural resource threats in the Buffalo National River, and controlling the fate of rivers in the Ozarks. Ozark Society President David Peterson gave a talk that included an overview of the formation of the Society and a description of several of the major environmental issues that OS has been involved in during its existence, including the current hog farm debate. Other presenters were Dr. Rebecca Howard, Lone Star College; Abby Burnett, independent historian; Dr. Black Perkins, Williams Baptist University; Steve Sitton, Thomas Hart Benton Home State Historic Park; Dr. Jared Phillips, University of Arkansas; Dr. Caven Clark, independent contractor (retired from Buffalo National River, National Park Service); and Dr. Brooks Blevins, Missouri State University. The Ozark Society Highlands Chapter pitched in to provide lunch for the [...]

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