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Norma talks with Kaela about her discovery of white water kayaking and how the sport transformed her life.

Zed Davenport talks with former co-worker Dean McKnight about growing up near the Buffalo River and his time as an employee of the National Park Service at Buffalo National River.

Lauren Ray talks to Alyssa Smith about her experience as a student and HBCUI intern at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site; a backpacking trip in the Ponca Wilderness of Buffalo National River; and giving back to her...

Interview with Lindsey Rose about why she love white water kayaking and what got her into the sport

Elizabeth Friou: 2021-04-17 14:33:59 David Wheelock (63), Mary Helen Wheelock (62), Jimmy (3) talk about life on the Llano River during COVID-19

In this interview, Jennifer Richardson Jones interviews Michael Debuys about living next to Grinders Ferry at Buffalo National River.

Lauren Ray talks to Aaron Jones about his lifelong love for the Buffalo River and whitewater paddling

One Small Step conversation partners Alison Dunaway (45) and Joe Crowley (78) discuss road trips with family, the social safety net, and why "more ideas are better."

Lauren Ray interviews Chris Wallace, who first visited Buffalo National River in the Ozarks of northern Arkansas 50 years ago.

Friends and past co-workers Charles Rogers and Dale MacMillan talk about their experiences as rangers at Buffalo National River in the early days of the park.

Jan Larson, Pam Emerson, and Candra Brasel share a few of their childhood memories of the Buffalo River.

Lauren Ray interviews Karen Clark Fancher of Compton, AR, about her family roots in the Buffalo River area of Newton County.

In this interview, William Reicher (17) and brother Graham Reicher (14) ask their grandmother Phyllis Winkelstein Reicher (93) about her life and memories.

Doretha D. Shipman talks with her grandson, Louie Stoops, about growing up and farming on the banks of the Buffalo River. Today Louie Stoops works for the NPS at Buffalo River.

Cate Davis Handley talks with Stewart Noland about his part in the first known descent of the Hailstone section of the Buffalo River on June 15th and 16th, 1974

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Significant others Todd Mackey (39) and Elizabeth Buckley (40) share a conversation about their earliest memories of meeting each other and about coming back into contact later in life. They also talk about their relationship, falling in love during the...

Caitlin had never left North America before, but in the Summer of 2016 she got an opportunity of a lifetime: to represent her country on the field hockey turf in Australia.

Waymon (Paul) Villines talks with Carol Villines about growing up in the Boxley Valley and how things have changed since the National Park Service came to Buffalo River.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Sarver, Pennsylvania, Sarah Kramer (17) interviews her mother Jennifer Kramer (48) about her life. Jennifer talks about camping with her family and friends, growing up with 5 siblings, and being in a...

Spouses Beverly Kinner [no age given] and Edward Kinner [no age given] talk about their involvement in the Columbus, GA community. While Edward describes the work he did on the Columbus Riverfront and Whitewater Project, Beverly shares her experiences volunteering...

Linsey Hughes interviews Kevin Middleton about his earliest and fondest memories of the Buffalo River and surrounding area

Park Ranger Lauren Ray interviews Dr. Charles Preston, whose love for the Buffalo River and its biodiversity began in the 1970s.

Lauren Ray interviews Stewart Noland about his paddling trips on the Buffalo River and its tributaries, including the first known descent of Upper Richland Creek.

Lauren Ray interviews Rick Milburn of Harrison, AR, about his favorite memories of paddling the Buffalo River and passing on this passion to his family