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The Ozark SocietyP.O. Box 2914

Little Rock, Arkansas 72203

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P.O. Box 3503Little Rock, AR 72203

Ozark Society Maps, Guides, Books and Video

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Buffalo National River Canoe Guide(New Edition)

Complete Revision ofThe Buffalo National River Canoeing GuideThe 3rd revised edition of this classic guide,done by members of the Ozark Society,dedicated to Harold and Margaret Hedges.This guide includes all aspects of the BuffaloRiver experience, including safety tips,equestrian trails, the GPS Coordinates forpoints along the river, and topographic maps

and narrative river logs. Paperbound, 9x6,$9.95. ISBN: 0­912456­24­8 EANS: 978­0­912456­24­9

Just out from Ozark Society Books

Books Published by Cloudland, Others

Books Published by Ozark Society Foundation

About Ozark Society and Ozark SocietyFoundation Publications

The Ozark Society was founded in 1962 as anorganized effort to save the Buffalo River fromproposed dams. After a 10­year struggle, theBuffalo River was designated as America’s firstNational River in 1972. In order to further itsaims of conservation, education, andrecreation, in 1967, the Society created theOzark Society Foundation. Its first publishedbook was Kenneth L. Smith’s The Buffalo RiverCountry, which remains in print today. Sincethat time more than 25 publications have beenproduced by the Ozark Society and the OzarkSociety Foundation under the Ozark SocietyBooks designation. In addition, Ozark SocietyBooks markets other quality outdoorpublications as a service to purchasers, with a10 percent discount to members.

All the publications listed are sold toindividuals. Books and maps owned by theOzark Society are also sold to retailers. Tradeorders for books published by the OzarkSociety Foundation are handled by theUniversity of Arkansas.

New Arkansas Wilderness Map Series

Leatherwood, Richland, and Hurricane Creek Wildernessesare now available

NEW Upper Buffalo and East Fork maps

New Arkansas Wilderness Map Series

The Ozark Society, in cooperation with the U.S. ForestService, has produced a series of new Arkansas Wildernessmaps. These GPS friendly maps use UTM grids and thestandard topo scale of 1:24,000. The Ozark Highland Trailand private inholdings are very clearly marked. Testincludes valuable contract information and Leave No Tracecamping tips. and the maps feature the photography of TimErnst. For the first time, an entire wilderness area can beviewed on one map. Leatherwood, Richland, and HurricaneCreek, Upper Buffalo and East Fork maps are now available.

Paper, $9.00 each

National Geographic Maps, TRAILS ILLUSTRATED, Buffalo National River

Buffalo National River, West HalfIncluding the Upper Buffalo Wilderness

These two maps, first published by Trails Illustrated in 1992­93, useUSGStopographic maps as a base. T.I. has added hiking and horse trails, roads,campgrounds and other features not shown on the 1960s­vintage USGSmaps. The West Half map covers the Buffalo from its headwatersdownstream to Woolum; the East Half map, from Woolum to the WhiteRiver. Both maps show routes of access to river and wilderness, and floaters'car­shuttle routes. Map users will find it easy to calculate the mileage of anytrail hike or river trip. The West Half map has a list of day hikes graded bydifficulty. Both maps contain text information for hikers, floaters, horsebackriders, for anyone wanting to explore the Buffalo.

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riders, for anyone wanting to explore the Buffalo.

Both maps are printed in four colors on waterproof, tearproof plastic. Mapdesign and text are by Ken Smith, author of The Buffalo River Country,with cooperation from the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. Each map, 25" by 36.5", folded to 4 1/8" X 9.25", $11.95.

Buffalo National River, East HalfIncluding the Leatherwood Wilderness and Lower Buffalo

Wilderness

University of Arkansas.

For information about Ozark SocietyPublications, contact:

Mary Gordon: email:ozarksocietybook@aol.com Ozark Society Books, P.O. Box 3503, LittleRock, AR 72203501­860­6653, if no answer, please leavemessageFax 501­860­6411

Retailers interested in Ozark SocietyFoundation books, contact:The University of Arkansas Press atwww.uapress.com, or 1­800­626­0090

Wilderness Map Series ­ First Wilderness Maps

Three­color topographic maps of National Forest wildernessareas printed on waterproof plastic. These large­scale maps arevaluable for travel both on and off trails. Text on each mapdescribes the area's natural features and history and providesinformation on back­country travel and camping. Published bythe Ozark Society, assisted by the O.S. Foundation, incooperation with the U.S. Forest Service.

Each map 23 X 18 1/2, folded to 4 X 9 1/4 $2.50

Black Fork Mountain, Ouachita National Forest.ISBN 0­912456­12­4.

Flatside, Ouachita NF. ISBN 0­912456­13­2. East Fork, Ozark NF. ISBN 0­912456­14­0.The Battle for the Buffalo River, ComptonThe Story of America's First National River, SecondEdition, Neil ComptonWith a New Foreword by Kenneth L. Smith

Back in print and in paperback, how the Buffalo River became America'sfirst national river. This book is the account of this decade­longstruggle that drew in such political figures as supreme court justiceWilliam O. Douglas, Senator J. William Fulbright, and Governor OrvalFaubus. The battle finally ended in 1972 with President Richard Nixon'sdesignation of the Buffalo as the first national river. Drawing onhundreds of personal letters, photographs, maps, newspaper articles,and reminiscences, Compton's lively book details the trials, gains,setbacks, and ultimate triumph in one of the first major skirmishes between environmentalistsand developers.Neil Compton (1912­1999) was also the author of The High Ozarks: A Vision of Eden. Hereceived the National Wildlife Federation's National Conservation Achievement Award and wasa President George H. W. Bush Point of Light Recipient for his community service, and in 1990President Bush presented him with the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Award. 7 x 10, 496pages, 90 photographs, 3 maps, index $29.95 paper ISBN 978­1­55728­935­3