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Volunteers help the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) maximize its resources. They can frequently be found participating in a clean-up on a natural area, or collecting images of rare spe ... Read More

Advance planning, equipment needs, and time spent packing and unpacking can make it hard to find time to get outside. Yet, we know that time spent outdoors is good for our mental and physical heal ... Read More

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

ANHC recently updated the information on our website for several of our natural area trails. Trail length, difficulty, ADA accessibility, and descriptions can be found on our Visit a Natural Area  ... Read More

Scientific researchers have suspected for years that nature works primarily by lowering stress. Compared with people who have city building window views, those who can see trees and grass have  ... Read More

Volunteers recently visited Pine City Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/pine-city-natural-area) and Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/middle-fork-barrens-natural-area) to assis ... Read More

Middle Fork Barrens (/natural-areas/middle-fork-barrens-natural-area) supports two distinct types of shale glades — dry hillside glades and seasonally-wet flat glades containing intermittent ... Read More

Two new male and two female Red-cockaded Woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) are making themselves at home at Warren Prairie Natural Area (WPNA). Last month, ANHC and The Nature Conservancy released f ... Read More

Samantha Scheiman, ANHC grants coordinator, recently attended a Pollinator Workshop at the Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville. As ANHC’s butterfly “expert,” she attended the wo ... Read More

Lend a Hand to A Habitat Near You! We are starting a new volunteer program and we need you! If you enjoy nature and want to give something back to your natural state, we are developing activities  ... Read More