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2011 Boxly Valley Elk Viewing
Boxley Mill & Wildlife Viewing in October BNRP assisted the NPS with greeting visitors to Boxley Valley and the historic Boxley Valley Mill every weekend in October viewing the fall colors and searching for elk. Park ranger Linda Bishop did an excellent job of informing the many tourists about the…
Read more...Boxly Mill Tour
Boxley Valley For the first time, the National Park Service will offer tours of Boxley Mill on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, in October. The tour coincides with the fall Color Fest at the Ponca Elk Education Center and the time of year that brings thousands of visitors to the…
Read more...Tyler Bend Visitor Center Rehab Project
Tyler Bend You may have noticed some changes happening around Tyler Bend in the last few months. In April, four trailer loads of winged burning bush (an invasive species in the Park) were pulled, cut, and removed from many of the areas at Tyler Bend. On September 15,…
Read more...Fall River Cleanup
On Sunday, September 11, a total of fifty-one volunteers assembled along the Buffalo National River at the Tyler Bend Pavilion to participate in the second BNRP Pick Up & Paddle of the season. Laura Timby, BNRP Vice President and river cleanup coordinator welcomed the crowd and gave a brief orientation…
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BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER PARTNERS, INC
Hedges Hike
Monday, 06 February 2012 17:37
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On Saturday, January 21, with the temperature hovering around 25 degrees and cloudy skies, Buffalo National River Partner, Bill Hemmer, led a group of 24 hikers from the River Valley Hikers to the former Harold and Margaret Hedges' homestead on the Buffalo River. Harold and Margaret Hedges were instrumental in helping to get the Buffalo River designated as a National River.
The old road bed to the Hedges starts at the south end of Boxley Valley and takes hikers past other old roads and the Whiteley and Edgmon homesteads as well as the Whitely school. The hike covered about 3 miles with an elevation change of roughly 300 feet. Thankfully, when the group paused for lunch at the Hedges' Homestead, the sun peeked out from the clouds and the sky turned a brilliant blue. River Valley Hikers group is based in Russellville, Arkansas, but many of the members come from surrounding communities and enjoy hiking throughout the Buffalo River area during the fall, winter and spring.