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
Acquisition Adds 1,073 Acres to Longview Saline Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, July 21, 2016
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) has finalized the acquisition of a 1,073-acre addition to Longview Saline Natural Area (/natural-areas/longview-saline-natural-area), funded in part ... Read More
Commissioners Visit Cave Springs Cave and Kings River Falls
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, May 31, 2016
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC), staff, and partners recently visited the Illinois River Watershed Partnership (IRWP) Education Center (http://www.irwp.org/about-irwp/watershed-san ... Read More
Water Quality Sampling at Big Creek
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, July 21, 2015
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) recently hosted a field trip to Big Creek Natural Area for visitors and commission ... Read More
Sampling Provides Good News at Kings River
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, August 25, 2014
The ANHC aquatic species biologist Jason Throneberry and staff from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) recently completed water quality and biological sampling on portions of ... Read More
Monitoring Water Quality
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, August 16, 2011
There are noticeable activities related to natural gas development in the Fayetteville Shale Gas Play. These activities include well pad construction, increased road construction and the re ... Read More
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