Buffalo River Foundation

01/20/2026

BRF spent a cold, long weekend in the watershed scouting (hopefully) future conservation projects in the upper river We hope everyone stays safe this weekend, but please do share your snow scenes if the predicted winter weather happens!

12/31/2025

Today is the day to make a 2025 tax-deductible donation to Buffalo River Foundation! Our work supports private lands conservation in the Buffalo River Watershed, including conservation easements and targeted acquisitions of property that borders the Buffalo National River boundary.

Right now BRF is pursuing 120 acres of private property near the Indian Rock House Trail. The Little Panther Creek acquisition shares 3/4 of a mile with existing Park Service ground, and 1/4 of a mile with a BRF conservation easement property. This acquisition is within sight of the Indian Rock House Trail. It will protect the Indian Rock House viewshed, as well as Little Panther Creek riparian areas.

We are excited to tell you more about this project in coming months, but for now, we hope you will support this acquisition with a 2025 donation via pay pal at this site:
https://www.buffaloriverfoundation.org/donate

Thank you for supporting conservation in the Buffalo River watershed!

12/29/2025

BRF spent the last few days in the watershed visiting existing conserved properties as well as scouting future projects. It’s beautiful time of year to be in the woods!

10/08/2025

04/16/2025

The weather and water in Buffalo River Country are perfect right now. Who else is getting out and enjoying our first National River? Share your pictures if you are so inclined!

02/14/2025

It was a beautiful but brisk day to visit conserved property in Newton County!

01/01/2025

Buffalo River Foundation staff and volunteers spent the day conducting annual inspections of easement properties, and filing one new easement in Marion County to complete the year!

12/29/2024

As the year comes to an end, BRF is working to complete three conservation easements. Individual Donors like you are Buffalo River Foundation's core supporters. We are a small nonprofit with big goals--conserving the Buffalo River watershed! We keep our overhead to a minimum to make sure your donation goes directly to work furthering additional conserved properties, including mapping, project due diligence, and baseline reports. This year we are nearing completion of three conservation easements by working with willing landowners to implement their conservation objectives. Those projects are:

80 Acres Near Indian Rock House

The National Park Service's IRT, with a trailhead at Buffalo Point, features a waterfall, large spring, historic CCC sites, and the Indian Rock House--a massive bluff shelter used by humans for over 9000 years. The trail captures the best of the Ozarks and the Buffalo in just over three miles of hiking. Most hikers don’t know the trail is within 300 feet of private property, and that the Rock House is less than 1000 feet from private property! Without a conservation easement, development is free to occur on this neighboring private property. This landowner is working with BRF to conserve the viewshed and Indian Rock House trail experience! The easement will prohibit any building or clearing of land near the half mile of boundary this private property shares with the Park Service, while also protecting riparian areas on Little Panther Creek in the interior of the property.

The two pictures accompanying this post are from the Indian Rock House (on NPS land) and Little Panther Creek (on the near-complete conservation easement).

127 Acres in Two Easements on the Little Buffalo

These easements serve a duel purpose of conserving the agricultural nature of the properties while simultaneously protecting sensitive areas along the Little Buffalo River. Specifically, the easement will limit buildings to existing and historically
developed residential and agricultural sites while also requiring wooded setbacks from the stream bank. This project is an excellent example of how working lands and conservation create mutually beneficial outcomes.

To support these efforts, visit www.buffaloriverfoundation.org today and make a tax-deductible donation!

12/03/2024

Today is GivingTuesday! Support BRF’s efforts to conserve private property important to the Buffalo River watershed by visiting our website and donating today:

Support Buffalo River Foundation's conservation work with a financial gift today.

10/13/2024

Thank you to the Buffalo River Chapter of the Ozark Society for hosting BRF at the Ozark Campground. It’s great to meet with conservation minded folks in the watershed. The river is LOW. We need rain!

09/09/2024

Our friends at H2Ozarks Cleaner Water Together are doing great work in the Buffalo River watershed to reduce nutrient loading and improve water quality. The graphic below details several upcoming opportunities in Boone and Newton County to learn about their programs. They implement the Arkansas Septic Remediation Program to help landowners update and replace septic systems to improve water quality in our streams. Learn about and support their mission today!

12/29/2023

BRF Completed four projects in 2023--two acquisitions and two conservation easements. The pictures below are from properties we conserved in the Upper Beech Creek, Webb Creek, and Cove Creek drainages. We utilize your support to conduct title searches, prepare baseline reports on the properties, and assure they are monitored and cared for in the future. Donate today to help BRF continue conserving private properties in the Buffalo River Watershed in 2024!