Cross-section of the Buffalo River, its floodplain, ecosystem, and limestone bluffs
Cross-section of the Buffalo River, its floodplain, ecosystem, and limestone bluffs
Typical flora and fauna of the area includes: White oak, Shagbark hickory, White ash, American elm, Pawpaw, Poison ivy, Virginia creeper, Boxelder, Wild turkey, Gray squirrel, White-tailed deer, Silver maple, Pileated woodpecker, Hackberry, Red-tailed hawk, Sweetgum, River cane, raccoon, Great Blue heron, Kingfisher, Slider (turtle), Smallmouth bass, beaver, Black willow, Sycamore, Fringe tree, Ashe juniper, Prickly pear cactus, Turkey vulture, Eastern Red cedar, Ozark chinkapin, Smoke tree, Sassafras, Blackjack oak and Shortleaf pine