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According to this article, several popular outdoor recreation trails and wildlife management areas in Arkansas could be affected.

https://arkansasoutside.com/arkansas-roadless-rule-national-forests/

This follows an article from April 2026 about opening up mining in the Ouachita Mountains.

https://arkansasoutside.com/arkansas-crystal-mining-proposal-ouachita-national-forest/

And this article on changes to the NEPA process.

https://arkansasoutside.com/nepa-changes-arkansas-public-lands-trails-forests/

Plus, changes to Forest Service management listed in this article.

https://arkansasoutside.com/forest-service-proposed-rule-arkansas-national-forests/

Major changes seem to be coming to the National Forests in Arkansas.

Go check out your property in incognito mode. You may be surprised at the cover photo you see.

I remember the email in early June, so I knew this was going on. I clearly neglected to opt out.

You must opt out or you’re automatically enrolled.

Here is the form to opt out.

Happy Hosting!

P.S. remember to upvote so others see this!

I used to use the smart lock feature, but I hated the long generic message it sent direct to the guest before I ever had a chance to communicate. I’d like to test the waters again, but not unless the experience has changed.

How does it work these days?

Posting this a 2nd time because mods removed

Asked Alexa, what today was. It said Father’s Day. Today is Saturday, June 20. I asked this question multiple ways, and the end result was always today is Father’s Day.

I asked what the temperature was outside and it said the heat index was 106 in Dallas, Texas. That’s not even close to correct, fact checked by multiple weather sources.

Today I give up on Alexa answering factually ever again.