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ast week I was in northeastern Arkansas on a consulting assignment. One evening I ventured over to the Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge which was only 18 miles east of my motel. The New Madrid earthquake of 1811-12 changed the Big Lake area from a free-flowing river system to its present lake/swamp environment. The lake is shallow with an average depth of only 3 feet. The swamp areas are characterized by stands of black willow, buttonbush, and towering bald cypress trees.
“For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal.” - Thomas Jefferson
