Moving upriver on the Arkansas River from Fort Smith on July 8, 1819, Thomas Nuttall noted: “On Sambo Island [=San Bois Island, near the mouth of Little San Bois Creek – San Bois means without trees]…we stopped to dine; and…
Very interesting photos of floating log ecosystems at a small lake in Michigan.From @sponge_research, via Twitter: “Found these really neat free floating log ecosystems in one of the lakes we sample. Pitcher plants, sundews and other stuff. Lake was filled…
Watershield (Brasenia schreberi) in bloom. I don’t believe I have ever seen watershield flowering. Have you? I really appreciate this photo from Wade Simmons, via Twitter. Watershield occurs in Oklahoma and Arkansas and surrounding region. Nuttall mentions it in a…
On this date (July 6) in 1819, the botanist Thomas Nuttall left the garrison constructed two years earlier at the confluence of the Poteau River with the Arkansas (Fort Smith) and proceeded upstream toward the Three Forks area (confluences of…
I have been thinking about Flanagan Prairie, a special place. A few days ago I shared a video from the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission that was shot on Flanagan Prairie–arogos butterflies on a pale purple coneflower. Flanagan Prairie is one…
Cool video from the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission: Two rare butterflies, arogos skippers, rest on a pale purple coneflower while eastern meadowlarks and dickcissels sing in the background. These butterflies and birds are representative of many species that have declined…
Green milkweed (Asclepias viridis) (aka Spider Milkweed; Green Antelopehorn) Milkweed Family (Asclepiadaceae) All the rain this spring has the green milkweed really doing well and looking good. I am seeing it all over the place. Green Milkweed is a native…
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…
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…
“[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…
