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Arkansas
Field Trips and Events
Natural State Events
We love to share our love of the outdoors. The Nature Conservancy periodically offers field trips, volunteer work days and other events, and we encourage you to join us. Get out and see what your support makes possible!
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Special Events
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Speleology Book Signing Event
Nightbird Books, 205 W. Dickson Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas
April 26, 2012Learn all about Speleology (that’s cave study) when you meet Ozark Karst Program Director Mike Slay and the co-authors of their new book. Speleology is critical to science. It’s also way cool! Cave creatures tell us a lot about the health of our groundwat... Learn more
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Kings River Canoe Trip
Carroll County
May 19, 2012The Conservancy’s Kings River Preserve near Eureka Springs is stunning, featuring colorful rock bluffs and forested banks along seven miles of the clear-flowing Kings River. We’ll float for four to six hours with stops for lunch and discussions of restora... Learn more
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Bunking at Grandview Prairie
Hempstead County
May 11, 2012 - May 12, 2012At 4,885 acres, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Rick Evans Grandview Prairie is the world’s largest blackland prairie in conservation ownership. The Conservancy helps care for these beautiful lands, and we’re eager to show off the results of... Learn more
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Longview Saline Natural Area Dedication
Ashley County
April 30, 2012Join us in celebrating the addition of this treasure into the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission’s System of Natural Areas. The Longview Saline Natural Area borders a half-mile stretch of the Saline River that harbors endangered mussels, and it conserves a mo... Learn more
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Warren Prairie Natural Area Walk
Bradley and Drew counties
April 28, 2012Explore this diverse landscape of salt slick barrens, saline prairie, open woodlands and bottomland hardwood forests owned by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Conservancy. This natural area is home to more than 200 bird and 500 plant species. Red-cock... Learn more
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Saline River Canoe Trip
Saline County
May 18, 2012Join us on a fun, 4.5-mile float down the Middle Fork of the Saline River from Peeler Bend to Lyle Park in Benton. We’ll call this float moderate to difficult, depending on the day’s water level: at high flow there can be some exciting runs; at low flow w... Learn more
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Birding at the John A. and Mildred B. Cooper Nature Preserve
Saline County
May 02, 2012This wooded Conservancy preserve, donated by the Cooper family, follows two miles of the Saline River’s Middle Fork within Hot Springs Village. Our leaders on this trip are both experienced birders: Bill Shepherd is retired from a career with the Arkansas Natur... Learn more
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Blanchard Springs Caverns Dripstone Trail Tour
Stone County
June 09, 2012If you’ve never seen this stunning cave just outside Mountain View, don’t wait another day! U.S. Forest Service guides will lead us on the easy, one-hour Dripstone Trail, which is paved, beautifully lighted, and wheelchair accessible with assistance. We&r... Learn more
Volunteer Opportunities
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Trap Mountain Work Party
Hot Spring County
March 30, 2012Help us pick up trash to spruce up the Conservancy’s Simpson Preserve at Trap Mountain, which rises from a gentle base to narrow ridgelines and conserves a variety of plant communities found only in the Ouachita Mountains. We’ll work a little, hike a litt... Learn more
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