What's New
H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area Expansion
Another natural area grows!
Natural Areas Increase Acreage
See where we've recently added acreage to our System of Natural Areas.
Count bats for AGFC
Do you have a bat house in your yard??
Barbed rattlesnake root at Lorance Creek Natural Area
Why is this an important discovery? Find out here.
Dial into Nature
Read about our new natural area audio guides!
Land Addition Doubles the Size of Warren Prairie Natural Area
Find the press release, info on the natural area, photos of the natural area, species lists, and more.
Dardanelle Rock Natural Area Clean-Up
Meet a great group of volunteers!
State Science Fair
Find out who won Natural Heritage Awards at the 2010 State Science Fair.
2010: Census Time
Learn how ANHC gathers and uses information in the field.
1st Commission Mtg of 2010
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission had its first meeting of the year in Little Rock.
Unhappy Botanical Discovery
Botanist Theo Witsell and Cheif of Acquisitions and Stewardship Bryan Rupar found a new patch of the invasive common reed in north Arkansas.
ANHC Receives Global Recognition!!
We are now listed with Index Herbariorium, the official database of worldwide herbaria maintained by the New York Botanical Garden!
Interpretive Panels go up at Big Creek Natural Area
ANHC staff worked with Kirsten Bartlow of AGFC's Watchable Wildlife program to install interpretive panels at Big Creek Natural Area.
Wind Event at Byrd Lake
On November 29-30, 2009, a strong storm system moved through Jefferson County causing damage at ANHC's Byrd Lake Natural Area.
ANHC Assists Sampling in Lee Creek Watershed
ANHC's Aquatic Specialist Jason Throneberry recently assisted the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality in a macroinvertebrate and water quality sampling of Lee Creek and it's tributaries.
New Handbook for South Arkansas Woodland Owners
Are you a south Arkansas landowner? Get a copy of this great book and take charge of the future of your land!