Black Friday Cleanup
2025-11-28 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Lyle Park, 2 Rivercrest Cir, Benton, AR, 72015, United States
Join Saline River Canoe, Arkansas Watertrails Partnership, and ACC BOATR for the 14th Annual Black Friday Cleanup! Details may change, but what we are thinking at this time is that we will once again try to have a “downriver” opportunity for those who would like that, which will most likely be a float from Lyle Park to the Saline River Crossing led by the famous (infamous?) “Chicago Bob” Tyler, and then a land-based crew that will hit two areas – the flood debris from a former homeless camp near the Interstate 30 crossing, and the area near the Saline River Crossing, including a spot known to be subject to illegal dumping.

Suitable attire for the land-based crew will be any outdoor clothing you are comfortable in, sturdy shoes, muck boots, or hiking boots, and work gloves. If you have any trash pickers, you might want to bring them. Bags and “specialty tools” like shovels and saws will be available.

The downriver trip will most likely be from Lyle Park to the newly refurbished bridge at the Saline River Crossing. Water level is at 53 cfs on 11/13, which would mean one or two wades might occur, but there are several days with rain in the forecast, so anything is possible, and it will likely be better. Distance is 3.6 miles, so this crew should be able to join the Land-Based Crew for the afternoon hot dogs. Boats will be available, or you can bring your own. Shuttle will be provided. You need to have your own “temperature-appropriate” river clothing. That could be a drysuit, a wetsuit, or just a dry bag with a change of warm clothes, as long as you’ve got some level of experience boating in cooler temperatures with whatever setup you choose.

Forecast (updated 11/13): High of 60 degrees, 20% chance of rain. (Check back for updates)

Note: We are not creating an “Event” page due to Facebook restrictions on editing Event details as needed, but feel free to share this post with others. Just let us know in the comments if you think you might be able to join, and we will try to not run out of hot dogs and/or burgers!

Lost Valley Trail Maintenance Work day
2026-04-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Lost Valley, Lost Valley Road, Kingston, 72742, United States
Saturday, April 11, 2026
9:00 AM 12:00 PM
Lost Valley Trail 36.01012° N, 93.37428° W Boxley Valley, AR USA
Map – Lost Valley Road

Join us in preparing one of Buffalo National River’s most popular trails for hiking season. We’ll meet at the pavilion for a safety briefing before we dispatch to the trail. The park will provide some hand tools, but you are also invited to bring your own.
Things to bring:

water
snacks
gloves
hand tool, if you wish
bug spray
wear closed-toe shoes and appropriate clothing for trail work

Please sign up here, checking the “trails cleanup volunteer” box at the bottom.
