On Feb. 22, members of the Cooperative Extension Service and the Nature Conservancy, along with local landowners and volunteers, removed 526 pounds of illegally dumped trash in the upper reaches of the Buffalo National River watershed. The site was located along Highway 21, near Smith Creek Nature Preserve. Photo courtesy of John Pennington
UA System Division of Agriculture FAYETTEVILLE — Even the country’s first National River can find itself the unfortunate victim of illegal dumping, especially as it…