Until this month, the regal fritillary butterfly (Speyeria idalia) was thought to be extirpated from Arkansas. The species was last documented in the state in the 1970s, but that changed on July 8 ... Read More
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Regal Fritillary Photographed at Chesney Prairie Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Holimon Appointed to NAA Board
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission’s (ANHC) Director, Bill Holimon, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Natural Areas Association (NAA). The NAA is the only national, non-pr ... Read More
Teamwork Results in Fish Find at Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Rock Creek Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/rock-creek-natural-area) is located in north-central Arkansas in the Salem Plateau of the Ozark Mountains. One of the highlights of this natural area ... Read More
ANAP Volunteers Collect Trash at Byrd Lake Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, July 30, 2019
An Adopt a Natural Area Program (ANAP) partner, the Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Office (JCCEO) – Southeast Arkansas Stormwater Education (SASE) Program, recently held a trash clean-up e ... Read More
Acres Added to Searles Prairie Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, June 28, 2019
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission recently acquired a new addition of 2.5 acres that was adjacent to Searles Prairie Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/searles-prairie-natural-area) in Bento ... Read More
GPS Referenced Trail Maps Guide the Way
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, June 28, 2019
If you are planning a hike, nature walk, or canoe trip on one of our natural areas, be sure to check out our new geo-referenced PDF trail maps before you go. You can find the PDFs by visiting the ... Read More
Volunteers Pitch In at Slippery Hollow Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, June 28, 2019
Staff and volunteers recently conducted a dumpsite cleanup event at Slippery Hollow Natural Area (NA) in Marion County. Volunteers from the North Central Arkansas Master Naturalists (NCAMN) chapte ... Read More
Witsell Leads NatureServe Workshop
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, June 28, 2019
NatureServe (http://www.natureserve.org/), a national conservation data network made up of more than 80 member organizations, recently held a three-day training workshop at the Arkansas Natural H ... Read More
Natural Areas Professionals Attend ANHC Regional Workshop
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, May 22, 2019
The Natural Areas Association (NAA), the national professional membership organization for natural areas professionals, held a two-day Regional Workshop in central Arkansas May 7 and 8. Led by ANH ... Read More
Volunteers Lend Their Talents to the ANHC
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, May 22, 2019
The ANHC relies on volunteers across the state to assist with research and the care of our natural areas. Depending on their skills and interests, volunteers can assist with a wide variety of task ... Read More
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- Regal Fritillary Photographed at Chesney Prairie Natural Area
- Holimon Appointed to NAA Board
- Teamwork Results in Fish Find at Natural Area
- ANAP Volunteers Collect Trash at Byrd Lake Natural Area
- Acres Added to Searles Prairie Natural Area
- GPS Referenced Trail Maps Guide the Way
- Volunteers Pitch In at Slippery Hollow Natural Area
- Witsell Leads NatureServe Workshop
- Natural Areas Professionals Attend ANHC Regional Workshop
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