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Hatchery Outdoor Adventure

Saturday, September 6 – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. We need volunteers to come help us teach kids about “The Importance of Wetlands” – at the Norfork National Fish Hatchery.  Friends of the Rivers leadership is...

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Why Are Wetlands Important?

The Role of Wetlands in an Ecosystem Wetlands prevent flooding by holding water much like a sponge. By doing so, wetlands help keep river levels normal and filter and purify the surface water. Wetlands...

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Urgent! Help Pass The Ban

Contact Your Representatives NOW! There is an important meeting coming up in Little Rock on December 5th at 9 a.m. concerning the proposed permanent ban on future swine CAFOs in the Buffalo River...

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Creek Clean-up and Crawfish Boil May 17th

Sunday, May 17th, 2015 – Fred Berry Pavilion in Yellville More details will be posted as they develop. Ben Levin will give an overview of Crooked Creek before we launch and we will stop along the way...

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Biologist Presents Findings from Hog Waste Runoff

National Park Service aquatic biologist Faron D. Usrey appeared at Arkansas State University Mountain Home on Thursday, March 12, 2015. He was there to present findings on the Buffalo River that has...

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ADEQ hearing set on C&H Hog Farm modifications

Proposal involves expanding land application of wastewater An Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality public hearing for the proposed modification of coverage for C&H Hog Farm in Mount Judea...

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Restoring Ozark Streams Using Natural Channel Design

Across the United States, our rivers and stormwater systems are being impacted by a variety of natural (environmental) and man-made issues the federal, state and local governments are trying to manage...

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Creek Float and Crawfish Boil Registration

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Oppose RIP of 2015 – Protect the Water!

What happens upstream, in small streams and wetlands, affects downstream rivers, lakes, and beaches where we swim and fish. Small streams are the source for much of the water in our rivers. They...

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Sandy Creek Mining

The Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers (Friends) Board of Directors opposes the permit for mining by Spring Creek Materials on the Cooper property in Izard County. The proposed mining site is...

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