Below are the dates for the Buffalo River Meetings, from these meetings will come the future riding rules and regulations for horses and pack stock...all horse trails and where you can ride on the Buffalo National River. The Buffalo National River will have a new management plan in five years AND THINGS WILL CHANGE!!! Anyone in the Springdale area that is on this email...please get the word out to other riders, a lot of hikers from the Ozark Society will show up at this meeting and fill out a lot of forms. You need to show up and fill out a form telling what you need as a rider on the river. Camps, Trails, Trail Heads, camping while packing out or anything else you can think of, the hikers have thousands of forms already into the parkservice...equestrians have had little response. Show up and fill out a form.
I will be attending the Jasper and Harrison Meetings, and possibly the Springdale, let our voices be heard or we could see our trails taken by someone else. Thank you so much

Remember: The world is run by those who show up!!!!

If you can not attend, email me and I will send you a form to fill out and mail to the parkservice. Or you can go to the website below and fill out a form.  If you do nothing, you could pull up at your favorite place and find "Horses not allowed!!" You have no one but yourself to blame. 

Subject: Important Meetings about Buffalo National River Plans - Please cross-post

The National Park Service is starting to develop general management plan for the future management and use of Buffalo National River. When completed, this plan will address resources, preservation, visitor use, and development needs for the next 15 to 20 years.

It is imperative that equestrians be involved and express their needs and ideas to the Park Management during this process. Your opportunity to do this begins with public meeting to be held in July 2009. The following is the schedule for the meetings. Please make plans to attend one or more so the equestrian community will be represented and served.

July 8 – Springdale – 3:30 -7:00

Jones Family Center
922 E. Emma Ave.
Springdale, Arkansas 479-756-8090

July 9 – Marshall - 5-8

Marshall Elementary School Cafeteria
201 W. College St.
Marshall, Arkansas 870-448-3011(Supt.)

July 10 – Jasper – 5-8

Carroll Electric Coop
511 E. Court St.
Jasper, Arkansas 870-446-5114

July 11 – Mountain Home - 12:30 – 3:30

Pinkston Middle School
1310 College St
(located behind ASU)
Mountain Home, Arkansas 870-425-1236(office)

July 11 - Yellville - 6-9

Summit High School Cafeteria
1124 N Panther Ave
Yellville, Arkansas 870-449-4067

July 13 – Harrison - 5-8

North Arkansas Community College, Durand Center
302 Main St. N
Harrison, Arkansas 870-391-3211 (Pres.)

July 14 - Little Rock – 5-8

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission Auditorium
#2 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 501-223-6309

PLEASE – Help us Preserve and Improve Equestrian Opportunities on the Buffalo National River!

For more information see the Park website at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/meetingNotices.cfm?parkId=119&projectId=23319

Information regarding comments are found at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=119&projectId=23319&documentID=27928

Thank You – from the Buffalo River Backcountry Horsemen