From January through May of this year, Warren Prairie Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/warren-prairie-natural-area) was abuzz with restoration activity. Specialized hand work crews removed sweetg ... Read More
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Two Grants Fund Habitat Restoration at Warren Prairie
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, May 29, 2020
Annual Trek for the Birds
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, February 27, 2020
Members of the Connecticut Audubon Society have been visiting Arkansas for winter birding tours since 2007. One of their routine destinations has been Warren Prairie Natural Area (NA), located in ... Read More
Eight RCWs Translocated to Warren Prairie NA
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, November 21, 2019
ANHC staff released eight red-cockaded woodpeckers (Dryobates borealis, RCW) at Warren Prairie Natural Area (WPNA) in Bradley and Drew counties this October, augmenting successful efforts to reest ... Read More
Endangered Woodpeckers Continue to Thrive at Natural Areas
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, August 29, 2019
The nest season numbers are in for the federally listed endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis, RCW) on ANHC’s natural areas. RCWs had another successful year, surpassing seasonal ... Read More
75th Natural Area Protects Endangered Woodlands and RCWs
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Huttig Pine Flatwoods Natural Area, a 1,376-acre tract in Union County, has been named as the 75th natural area in the statewide System of Natural Areas. Huttig Pine Flatwoods NA provides direct p ... Read More
Connecticut Birders Make Annual Trek to Warren Prairie Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, January 31, 2019
by Leslie Patrick Recently, ANHC Aquatic Ecologist Dustin Lynch led a birding tour at Warren Prairie Natural Area (NA) for nine members of the Connecticut Audubon Society. This marks the 12th y ... Read More
Endangered Woodpeckers Have Banner Nest Season at Natural Areas
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, July 31, 2018
More than a decade ago, the ANHC intensified its efforts to recover populations of the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis, RCW) in Arkansas. Those efforts produced gre ... Read More
Partners Tour Warren Prairie; See Rare Bird Species
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Tuesday, February 27, 2018
ANHC Chief of Research, Bill Holimon, recently held a partner day at Warren Prairie Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/warren-prairie-natural-area). The day came about as Holimon planned a tour for ... Read More
From the Field: RCW Translocation, a Firsthand Account
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, November 30, 2017
by Leslie Patrick It was very early in the morning when we arrived at Warren Prairie Natural Area (WPNA) (/natural-areas/warren-prairie-natural-area) for the release of the translocated red-co ... Read More
BFF (bird friendly fungus) for RCWs (red-cockaded woodpeckers)
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, November 30, 2017
by Bill Holimon Unlike most woodpeckers in our area that nest and roost in dead trees or the dead portions of trees, the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW, Picoides borealis) makes its h ... Read More
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