The ANHC recently purchased a conservation easement on 232 acres in Saline County adjacent to over 1 mile of the Alum Fork of the Saline River, creating Alum Fork Natural Area (NA). Alum Fork NA i ... Read More
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Alum Fork Natural Area Protects Land Along Saline River
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, March 30, 2018
ANHC Herbarium Specimens Exhibited at State Capitol
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, March 30, 2018
The ANHC is honored to have an exhibit, Flora of Arkansas, in the Governor's Reception Area inside the Arkansas State Capitol. The exhibit consists of 10 Arkansas plant specimens, and will be on d ... Read More
ANHC Receives 4.19 Acres From Mitigation Project
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, March 30, 2018
The Grand Prairie Irrigation Project, locally sponsored by the White River Irrigation District (WRID), is constructing an irrigation canal crossing and new bridge approaches along Highway 70 near ... Read More
ANAP Groups Hold Events at Natural Areas
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, March 30, 2018
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership (IRWP) held a volunteer event on March 3 at Cave Springs Cave Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/cave-springs-cave-natural-area). Volunteers removed invasi ... Read More
Arkansas Stream Heritage Partnership Kicks Off With Two-Day Workshop
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Removing obsolete dams and other non-functional instream barriers is one of the fastest, most effective ways of restoring a river (restoring the free-flowing heritage), also referred to as rive ... Read More
WAMN Hosts Work Day at Adopted Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, February 27, 2018
The Western Arkansas Master Naturalists (WAMN) recently held a work day at Cherokee Prairie Natural Area (/natural-areas/cherokee-prairie-natural-area) in Franklin County. The WAMN has adopted the ... Read More
Partners Tour Warren Prairie; See Rare Bird Species
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, February 27, 2018
ANHC Chief of Research, Bill Holimon, recently held a partner day at Warren Prairie Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/warren-prairie-natural-area). The day came about as Holimon planned a tour for ... Read More
All Is Not Merry for Intoxicated Birds
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Recently, several concerned Arkansas citizens have reported urban birds, specifically cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum), acting strangely. The birds have been found lying on the ground an ... Read More
Access to Two Southeast Arkansas Natural Areas/WMAs Temporarily Closed
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Weather permitting, portions of Seven Devils Swamp Natural Area [located within boundaries of Seven Devils Wildlife Management Area (WMA)] and Cut-off Creek Ravines Natural Area (located within bo ... Read More
GLO Notes: An Invaluable Resource for Ecologists
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, January 31, 2018
by Brent Baker Since ANHC staff work to preserve and restore natural communities and native species, it’s important to understand their historical context. We often need to know what the habitat ... Read More
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- Alum Fork Natural Area Protects Land Along Saline River
- ANHC Herbarium Specimens Exhibited at State Capitol
- ANHC Receives 4.19 Acres From Mitigation Project
- ANAP Groups Hold Events at Natural Areas
- Arkansas Stream Heritage Partnership Kicks Off With Two-Day Workshop
- WAMN Hosts Work Day at Adopted Natural Area
- Partners Tour Warren Prairie; See Rare Bird Species
- All Is Not Merry for Intoxicated Birds
- Access to Two Southeast Arkansas Natural Areas/WMAs Temporarily Closed
- GLO Notes: An Invaluable Resource for Ecologists
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