The Decade of Ecological Restoration! Begins today. 30-some years ago when I began my practice of ecological restoration it was inconceivable that a decade of world-wide emphasis on restoration might be declared. We have come a long ways indeed in…
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has reprinted A Field Guide to Oklahoma’s Amphibians and Reptiles. After being out of print for several years, it is good to have it available again. The book is a great value at only…
From the website: Stay tuned for more information, and a proposed date for the workshop. The Rivercane Restoration Alliance will coordinate a workshop based on availability and time constraints of participants. Facilitators will guide discussion to identify resources, identify knowledge/data…
“The quality of its canebrakes soon became the standard by which early settlers estimated the value of land. If the canes grew no higher than five feet, or the height of a man’s head, the soil was deemed ordinary; but…
I went exploring travertine formations in Sheep Creek in the Arbuckle Mountains (Pontonoc County, OK) with Jona Tucker and Kevin Blackwood on Tuesday. Travertine formation is a very interesting phenomena, limestone precipitating from the water wherever it finds a suitable…
We are going to try something new this year. Over the course of three days we will travel from Fort Smith, and the confluence of the Poteau River with the Arkansas, to Fort Towson, and the confluence of the Kiamichi…
Happy New Year! We are well into January now, I hope the new year is treating you well. Last year, 2019, was the bicentennial of Nuttall’s visit to Oklahoma and Arkansas. For several years leading up to 2019 we gave…
Gayfeathers are just coming into bloom at Ben Geren. Should be a beautiful display this Saturday for our Fort Smith Prairies field trip. The workshop is full at 25. We have set up a wait list option on Eventbrite, in…
From David Holcomb: In the video below listen for the calling of the Northern Bobwhite (it calls twice). This view is on our farm (Mansfield, AR). Second growing season of our restoration efforts with Ark Game and Fish. Click here…
“[T]he prairies or grassy plains begin to be prevalent, and the trees to decrease in number and magnitude.” (:155) Nuttall made this entry in his journal on April 23, 1819 as he neared Fort Smith from the east, working his…
