Category Archives: Field Trips

Field Trip Exploring the Capitol Campus

Posted on November 7, 2013 by

On a crisp sunny fall morning seven hearty souls gathered on the Capitol steps to begin a most interesting tour, an Arkansas Native Plant Society  (ANPS) field trip, of the trees adorning the campus of the State Capitol grounds. Our … Continue reading →

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Field trip to Livingston Creek and Hog Hollow

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

On Saturday, October 12, Arkansas Native Plant Society (ANPS) members visited two sites in the Ozark National Forest just north of Mountain View. The sites were only a few miles apart, one next to Livingston Creek and the other at … Continue reading →

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Winter Tree Identification: Two Trips or Mini-Workshops

Posted on August 18, 2013 by

Field trips and Mini-Workshops of the Arkansas Native Plant Society are for current and future members. (That’s right: Everyone is welcome!)  Botanists from around the state lead these enjoyable and informative walks.  Please let trip leaders know you are coming … Continue reading →

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Field Trip at the Arkansas State Capitol on October 26

Posted on August 18, 2013 by

Field trips of the Arkansas Native Plant Society are for current and future members. (That’s right: Everyone is welcome!)  Botanists from around the state lead these enjoyable and informative walks.  Please let trip leaders know you are coming in case … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Ouachita Mountain Glades on October 17

Posted on August 18, 2013 by

Field trips of the Arkansas Native Plant Society are for current and future members. (That’s right: Everyone is welcome!)  Botanists from around the state lead these enjoyable and informative walks.  Please let trip leaders know you are coming in case … Continue reading →

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Spectacular Morning at Cedar Creek Canyon

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

In a Canyon Excavating for a Mine or My Darling Clematis by Don Higgins After a couple days that dropped nearly three inches of rain, clouds parted for a spectacular morning in Petit Jean Mountain’s Cedar Creek Canyon on May … Continue reading →

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Ouachita Huckleberries in the Rain

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

A group of die-hard native plant lovers met in Crystal Springs on a rainy May 16 in pursuit of black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata), the only true huckleberry in Arkansas.  Arkansas Native Plant Society (ANPS) members in attendance were Susan Hooks, … Continue reading →

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Dripping Springs Field Trip a Perfect Ten on the BOP Scale

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

May 11, 10 a.m., a Saturday morning that couldn’t have been prettier, we gathered for the Ouachita Mountain Boys’ walk to Dripping Springs just north of Hot Springs. The rendezvous place was across the road from Kai Schulz’s house, and … Continue reading →

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ANPS Field Trip on May 18 to Blackland Prairies

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

Join Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission botanist Theo Witsell on a return field trip to explore and inventory two of the state’s highest quality blackland prairie remnants. We will meet at Terre Noire Natural Area near Arkadelphia at 9:30 am. We’ll … Continue reading →

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ANPS Field Trip on May 16 to see the Ouachita Huckleberries

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Field trips of the Arkansas Native Plant Society are for current and future members. (That’s right: Everyone is welcome!) Botanists from around the state lead these enjoyable and informative walks. If you are planning to attend, please inform the trip … Continue reading →

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