This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th anniversary of the signing of federal legislation to create nine new federal ...

State Rep. DeAnn Vaught (center) and Energy and Environment Sec. Shane Khoury appear before the House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development committee on April 10, 2025 to speak in favor of ...

At the December meeting of the Buffalo River Conservation Committee, state officials presented a draft report on the Buffalo River Watershed that detailed booming outdoor tourism over the past year ...

A bill that threatens to allow industrial hog farming in the Buffalo National River watershed just hit another speedbump on its way to the governor’s desk. In the House hearing on Monday, members of ...

JOINS US IN STUDIO. VALERIE, WHAT CHANGES IS THIS BILL TRYING TO MAKE. THIS BILL áCOULD MAKE CURRENT PROTECTIONS OR áMORATORIUMSá AGAINST FARMING ON OR NEAR BODIES OF WATER... SUBJECT TO BEING ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A bill aimed at lifting the ban on farming near the Buffalo River passed with a 22-9 vote in the Arkansas Senate and is now set to be reviewed by the Arkansas House. Senate Bill ...

Senate Bill 84 has been introduced by Senator Blake Johnson of Corning and Representative DeAnn Vaught of Horatio prohibiting moratoriums in watersheds and other bodies of water. An additional section ...