The Buffalo River Country in the Ozarks of Arkansas

The Buffalo River Country in the Ozarks of Arkansas

Author: Kenneth L. Smith

Publisher: University of Arkansas Press

Published: 1967-01-01

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780912456027

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This best-selling book is a timeless narrative of floating the Buffalo National River and roaming its hinterlands, all the while reflecting on its scenery, geology, flora, fauna, history, and archaeology.


Buffalo River Handbook

Buffalo River Handbook

Author: Kenneth L. Smith

Publisher: University of Arkansas Press

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780912456232

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Ken Smith's life-long accumulation of knowledge about the Buffalo River country, including complete trail and river guides and a fascinating sourcebook for geology and history of the Buffalo river area. All in a compact size, with more than 170 photos, maps, and diagrams. Coordinated with National Geographic Maps, Trails Illustrated. Ken Smith is the author-photographer of The Buffalo River Country, the Ozark Society Foundation classic now in its ninth printing.


The Battle for the Buffalo River

The Battle for the Buffalo River

Author: Neil Compton

Publisher: University of Arkansas Press

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 1557289352

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Under the auspices of the 1938 Flood Control Act, the U.S. Corps of Engineers began to pursue an aggressive dam-building campaign. A grateful public generally lauded their efforts, but when they turned their attention to Arkansas’s Buffalo River, the vocal opposition their proposed projects generated dumbfounded them. Never before had anyone challenged the Corps’s assumption that damming a river was an improvement. Led by Neil Compton, a physician in Bentonville, Arkansas, a group of area conservationists formed the Ozark Society to join the battle for the Buffalo. This book is the account of this decade-long struggle that drew in such political figures as supreme court justice William O. Douglas, Senator J. William Fulbright, and Governor Orval Faubus. The battle finally ended in 1972 with President Richard Nixon’s designation of the Buffalo as the first national river. Drawing on hundreds of personal letters, photographs, maps, newspaper articles, and reminiscences, Compton’s lively book details the trials, gains, setbacks, and ultimate triumph in one of the first major skirmishes between environmentalists and developers.


Paddling the Ozarks

Paddling the Ozarks

Author: Mike Bezemek

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-05-15

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1493025430

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With gushing springs, clear-water streams, lush hardwood forests, and limestone bluffs rising hundreds of feet, the Ozarks offer enough paddling to fill a lifetime, including seven streams in the National Wild & Scenic Rivers system and three rivers protected by national parks. Paddling the Ozarks details 40 of the region's best paddling trips—classic floats, hidden gems, scenic lakes, and challenging whitewater. Waterways ranging from southern Missouri to northern Arkansas to Oklahoma’s Cookson Hills with year-round classics like the Current River, Jacks Fork, NF White, and Eleven Point make this the essential guide to paddling the Ozarks. Paddling the Ozarks reveals that what some call flyover country is better described as paddle-through. Look inside to find: GPS coordinates for every put-in/takeout Detailed river descriptions Maps showing access points and river miles Level of difficulty, optimal flows, rapids, and other hazards


A Living History of the Ozarks

A Living History of the Ozarks

Author: Phyllis Rossiter

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 9780882898018

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Describes the Ozark Mountains region in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, discusses the history and culture of the region, and identifies points of interest in each area


Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Arkansas

Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Arkansas

Author: Jennifer Ogle

Publisher: Ozark Society

Published: 2020-12-15

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 9780912456003

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This attractive, heavily illustrated field guide is the most comprehensive accounting of the woody plants of Arkansas ever published. Features of the guide include: - Species accounts for nearly all the trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the state, including common and scientific names, descriptions, habitats, and distributions, as well as notes on current and potential species of conservation concern, introduced and invasive species, wildlife and human uses, history, and ecology - More than 1,500 color photographs highlighting important characters for identification - County-level distribution maps - Detailed sections on ecoregions and habitats of Arkansas as they relate to the woody flora - Visual key to aid in quickly identifying a plant to genus - Dichotomous keys for the 32 largest genera including the oaks, hickories, and hawthorns - Full glossary of technical terms featuring botanical drawings - Complete index of scientific and common names A field guide designed for outdoor use, Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Arkansas is an encyclopedic resource for identification and appreciation of the state's trees, shrubs, and woody vines. The book will appeal to educators, scientists, conservation professionals, and outdoor enthusiasts. The book's comprehensive listings of plant photographs, drawings, maps, and cross reference keys will support greater understanding and appreciation of the state's plants and the habitats that support them. The book will be a valuable companion for all who appreciate Arkansas flora in rural, urban, and wilderness areas. You will want to have a copy in your backpack as well as on your bookshelf.


Buffalo River Beauty

Buffalo River Beauty

Author: Tim Ernst

Publisher: Cloudland.Net

Published: 2013-10-16

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781882906772

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Contains 124 photographs that showcase the great natural beauty of the Buffalo River region.


Way Back in the Ozarks

Way Back in the Ozarks

Author: Howard Hefley

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780929292267

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Journey along with Monk and his critters: their antics and mishaps will keep you laughing, and sometimes crying, til you turn the last page.