The ANHC accomplishes big things with its small staff, thanks to help from its many partners. One of those key partners is Ricky O’Neill, a wildlife biologist and forestry manager with Potlatch Ti ... Read More
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Land Added at Warren Prairie Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Sunday, February 26, 2017
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission recently closed on a 937-acre addition to Warren Prairie Natural Area (NA). The ANHC and Potlatch Corporation (http://www.potlatchcorp.com/) signed a purch ... Read More
New Trail Dedicated at Warren Prairie Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, December 14, 2016
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/arkansas/) dedicated a new nature trail at ... Read More
RCW Populations Continue to Grow
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Thanks to efforts by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC), and its partners throughout the state, red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis, RCW) populations increased this year on thr ... Read More
Habitat Restoration Helps Many Species
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, April 27, 2016
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) uses a variety of techniques to restore lands (http://www.naturalheritage.com/Natural_Areas/natural-area-stewardship) to a different time – a time b ... Read More
Eight RCWs Released at Warren Prairie Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, November 20, 2015
Staff from the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC), the U.S. Forest Service (http://www.fs.fed.us/), and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) (http://www.wlf.louisiana ... 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
Endangered Bird Sees Increase
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, June 18, 2010
Pine City Natural Area (NA), located in Monroe County in eastern Arkansas, supports the only known population of federally endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis, RCW) throughout ... Read More
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