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Arkansas Bat Species Declining From White-Nose Syndrome
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, October 30, 2017
Contest Winners Announced, Art Displayed at Nature Center
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, May 25, 2017
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Arkansas Field Office (https://www.fws.gov/arkansas-es/) partnered with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) (http://www.agfc.com/Pages/default.a ... Read More
Slippery Hollow Natural Area Expanded
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, March 31, 2017
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) recently closed on a 67-acre addition to Slippery Hollow Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/slippery-hollow-natural-area) in Marion County. The ... Read More
ANHC Aquatic Ecologist Awarded for Work at Foushee Cave Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, February 27, 2017
At the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Arkansas chapter of the American Fisheries Society (https://arkansasafs.wildapricot.org/), Jason Throneberry, ANHC Aquatic Ecologist, received an award for his ... Read More
Acquisition Adds Acres to Foushee Cave Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, January 26, 2017
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission recently closed on a 400-acre addition to the Foushee Cave Natural Area (/natural-areas/foushee-cave-natural-area) (now 3,132 acres total at the site). The ... Read More
ANHC Awarded Golden Paddle for Conservation
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, November 04, 2016
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) was recently awarded the Golden Paddle Award in Conservation from the Illinois River Watershed Partnership (IRWP) (http://www.irwp.org/). The Golden ... Read More
ANHC: Out in the Community
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, May 31, 2016
During the spring, the ANHC gets many requests for participation in conservation-related outreach efforts, many of which include hosting information booths. Even though we have a small staff, we ... Read More
Natural Feature: Amazing Mysteries of Migration
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Saturday, April 30, 2016
For many people spring begins when birds return, filling neighborhoods and parks with their songs. The annual migration of birds is one of the world's great wildlife spectacles, but migration is n ... Read More
Pollinators: Nature’s Essential Helpers
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, June 22, 2015
Pollinators comprise a diversity of wild creatures, from birds and bats to butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, and even the occasional land mammal or reptile. They ensure full harvests of crops an ... Read More
Cave Surveys at Cave Springs Cave Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, February 26, 2015
Cave Springs Cave Natural Area (/natural-areas/cave-springs-cave-natural-area), a 57-acre property located in Benton County, is an outstanding example of an Ozark Mountains cave stream. The natur ... Read More
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