The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Mountain Home Project Office has closed the swim beaches at Cranfield on Norfork Lake and Oakland Park on Bull Shoals Lake until further notice. The temporary closure is the result of higher than acceptable E. coli levels that were found during routine testing conducted by project office personnel.
Arkansas 177 across Norfork Dam will be completely closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8 to remove and replace equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced.
Arkansas 177 across Norfork Dam will be completely closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8 to remove and replace equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced.
Photo courtesy of Ozark County Times Thanks to a Mountain Home Eagle Scout, new life jacket loaner stations can be found at four area boat ramps and swim
Personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are conducting prescribed burns on public land surrounding the Twin Lakes through the second week of April. Burns are being conducted when weather conditions are favorable.
Burn locations around Norfork Lake include Chapin Point, Dillinger Point, Woods Point, Arnett Point and the Tracy Ferry Area. The Bull Shoals Lake burn locations are Strawberry Point and Indian Point. Anyone with hunting stands in these areas will need to remove them to avoid damages.
According to the Corps, periodic burning improves stand health, enhances wildlife value and reduces wildfire fuel loads by removing debris including leaf litter, treetops and limbs. Prescribed burns also improve habitat for wildlife by promoting vigorous growth of non-woody vegetation and grasses important to wildlife for food and protective cover.