Thanks to a generous donation by Louis and Sandra Decker, 33-acre Hall’s Creek Canyon Natural Area (NA) has been added to the statewide System of Natural Areas (https://bit.ly/2tJLFNw). Located in ... Read More
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Land donated by Deckers becomes 74th natural area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, February 28, 2019
From the Field: Mosquitoes, Pondberry, and Appreciation
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, September 28, 2018
by Leslie Patrick St. Francis Sunken Lands Natural Area is a bottomland forest in northeast Arkansas in Poinsett County, on the east side of the St. Francis River. The area is slightly elevated ... Read More
Acres Added to H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, September 28, 2018
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission recently acquired an additional 81.8 acres at H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area (http://www.naturalheritage.com/natural-areas/h-e-flanagan-prairie-natural ... Read More
Solomon Promoted to Habitat Coordinator; Two New Staff Members at ANHC
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Patrick Solomon, formerly one of the ANHC’s land management specialists, has been promoted into the newly created ANHC habitat coordinator position. As habitat coordinator, Solomon will use proje ... Read More
Newest Natural Area Lies Just West of Little Rock
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, June 25, 2018
Governor Asa Hutchinson and Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH) Director Stacy Hurst dedicated Rattlesnake Ridge Natural Area (/natural-areas/rattlesnake-ridge-natural-area)(NA) earlier this sp ... Read More
Three Tracts Add Acreage to H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, June 25, 2018
Three tracts of high-quality prairie remnants have added 116.94 acres to H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/h-e-flanagan-prairie-natural-area) in Franklin County. The three c ... Read More
Hiking Trail Completed at DKDB Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, June 25, 2018
A new hiking trail has been installed at Devil's Knob-Devil's Backbone Natural Area (/natural-areas/devil-39-s-knob-devil-39-s-backbone-natural-area) in Izard County. The trail is open to the publ ... Read More
New Free Permit Required for WMAs
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, October 30, 2017
As you may know, the ANHC has a cooperative agreement with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) (https://www.agfc.com/en/) that incorporates many of our natural areas within the AGFC’s Wil ... Read More
Staff Train to Fly Drone, Test for License
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, August 31, 2017
Three members of the ANHC staff recently attended a training workshop at the Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH) headquarters taught by Brandon Guillot of Unmanned Aerial Solutions of Arkansas. ... Read More
ANHC Receives Grant to Expand Devil's Eyebrow
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, May 25, 2017
The ANHC was recently awarded a $210,000 grant from The Walton Family Foundation (http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/) for the purchase of additional land adjacent to Devil’s Eyebrow Natural Ar ... Read More
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