September 14, 1993

Arkansas conservationist Harold Edward Alexander died. Although diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, Alexander had continued to work on conservation issues. Alexander was inducted posthumously into the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame in 1993. Alexander’s words hang in the Tyler Bend Visitor Center at the Buffalo National River: “A stream is a living thing. It moves, dances and shimmers in the sun. It furnishes opportunities for enjoyment and its beauty moves men’s souls.”