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
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Newest Natural Area Lies Just West of Little Rock
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, June 25, 2018
$500,000 Grant Awarded to the ANHC
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, June 25, 2018
The ANHC recently accepted a check for $500,000 from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism (ADPT) (http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/), the state agency responsible for administering the La ... Read More
Tom Foti Paved the Way for Today's Partnerships
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, May 31, 2018
Tom Foti accomplished much throughout his career due to his tenacity, drive, and persistence. Through his fortitude, Tom also forged relationships and friendships with a wide variety of non-tradit ... Read More
Alum Fork Natural Area Protects Land Along Saline River
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, March 30, 2018
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
RCW Recovery Continues at Warren Prairie Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, November 30, 2017
by Bill Holimon Missing from (/natural-areas/warren-prairie-natural-area)Warren Prairie Natural Area (WPNA) (https://www.fs.usda.gov/kisatchie) for nearly three decades, red-cockaded woodpeck ... Read More
International Journal Highlights ANHC’s Beatrix Potter Programming
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Jane Jones-Schulz and Ruthie Berryhill developed an educational program in 2016 focusing on Beatrix Potter’s life story as an example of women working in the natural history field as part of Women ... Read More
Nature Photographers Highlight Natural Treasures
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, June 29, 2017
Many visitors to our natural areas are nature photographers. It’s an activity that has a low-impact on the habitats we conserve, while still allowing people to enjoy these special places. Photogra ... 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
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
Darrell Bowman Named Director of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, January 26, 2017
Stacy Hurst, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage (http://www.arkansasheritage.com/), has named Darrell Bowman as director of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC). Bowman had ... Read More
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