by Theo Witsell Ecologists are always wishing they could go back in time and see how the landscape used to look and function. But until someone invents a time machine, we have to rely on the n ... Read More
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The Ecological Time Machine: GLO Records
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Sunday, January 28, 2018
Ecology Students Tour Cove Creek Natural Area
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Thursday, April 27, 2017
Earlier this month, students from the University of Central Arkansas (www.uca.edu)’s (UCA) restoration ecology program toured Cove Creek Natural Area (/natural-areas/cove-creek-natural-area) (NA) ... Read More
Partnerships Grow, Improving Restoration Efforts and Fish Habitat
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Friday, September 30, 2016
What do rare, rocky glade habitats and the sport fish bass and crappie have in common? For the ANHC and the Hot Springs Village Property Owners’ Association (http://hsvpoa.org/), the answer is eas ... Read More
Neighbors at Middle Fork Barrens Pitch In to Remove Cedar
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, August 31, 2016
ANHC has been working to remove Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) from Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area (NA) (/natural-areas/middle-fork-barrens-natural-area) in Saline County. Middle Fork ... Read More
Prairies, Glades, and Barrens: Rare Habitats for Rare Species
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, June 01, 2016
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When European explorers and early settlers first came to what is now Arkansas they encountered not an unbroken forest but a diverse patchwork of dense forests, open woodlands, and treeless grassla ... Read More
Partnership Benefits Two Agencies: Restoration of Prairies and Glades for Fish and Anglers
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Wednesday, June 01, 2016
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) (http://www.agfc.com/Pages/default.aspx) are partnering on a project that will aid in prairie and glade r ... Read More
Restoring Shale Glades at Middle Fork Barrens
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - Monday, December 22, 2014
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
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