Buffalo National River opens bidding on 24 haying permits

The National Park Service will take bids from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 on 24 agricultural special use permits to hay designated fields inside Buffalo National River in Newton and Searcy counties. Each permit runs five years. Applications must arrive by mail no later than 4 p.m. Oct. 15. A panel of subject matter experts…

ByChris FultonSeptember 15, 20260Comments

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Buffalo National River seeks public input on new management plan

Buffalo National River is asking for public feedback as it develops a new River Management Plan to guide the long-term stewardship of the river corridor, the National Park Service announced Monday. The plan is an update to the 1983 River Use Management Plan and is intended to provide a management framework for future decisions balancing…

ByChris FultonMarch 11, 20260Comments

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‘It is Shameful’: Former Wolf House manager says State has let historic site decline

The retired manager of the Jacob Wolf House Historic Site is raising alarms about what he calls systematic neglect of Arkansas's oldest public structure by the state agency charged with its care. Marlon Mowdy, who managed the nationally significant Norfork site for seven years before retiring in December 2024, met Monday with State Senator Scott…

ByChris FultonDecember 11, 20250Comments

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National Park Service plans prescribed burns at Buffalo Point

The National Park Service plans to conduct prescribed fire operations in the Buffalo Point area of Buffalo National River between November 2025 and early spring 2026, as weather and on-the-ground conditions permit. The Buffalo Point Prescribed Fire Complex consists of three units totaling 1,488 acres: Buffalo Point Maintenance (701 acres), Lower Buffalo District Historic CCC…

ByChris FultonNovember 10, 20250Comments

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Buffalo National River contributes to record economic output of the National Park Service

The National Park Service report, 2022 National Park Visitor Spending Effects, has found that Buffalo National River contributed over $78.4 million dollars in economic output in 2022. The annual peer-reviewed report shows that the 1.3 million visitors to Buffalo National River in 2022 contributed over $64.9 million in spending to local gateway regions. This supported…

ByChris FultonSeptember 7, 20230Comments

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Buffalo National River seeks public comment on Cave Mountain Road assessment

The National Park Service (NPS) has released an Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes a county and state led effort to reconstruct and repave the 1.8-mile section of Cave Mountain Road (Newton County Road 9560) that crosses Buffalo National River’s park boundaries. The proposed project is designed to reduce environmental impacts of the current road and…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffFebruary 8, 20220Comments

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