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Category Archives: Field Trips
Report on trip to Mt. Kessler with Joe Neal on April 12
The day dawned absolutely gorgeous; it was a great day to go to Mt. Kessler. The area has been used for years by hikers and bicyclists and winds its way through Rock City, an area with large sandstone palisades sporting … Continue reading
Rosa Hole Field Trip was Short but Sweet
The footpath to the waterfall at Rosa Hole was only about 100 yards long, but it made for a short, sweet, and rich Sunday morning outing for Arkansas Native Plant Society members during the fall meeting in Mountain View. Sapling … Continue reading
Field Trip Exploring the Capitol Campus
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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Tagged Arkansas native trees, Arkansas State Capitol
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Field trip to Livingston Creek and Hog Hollow
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
Winter Tree Identification: Two Trips or Mini-Workshops
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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Tagged Allsop Park, Eric Sundell, Trees of Arkansas
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Field Trip at the Arkansas State Capitol on October 26
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
Field Trip to Ouachita Mountain Glades on October 17
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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Tagged Fulton Branch Glades, Ouachita National Forest, Susan Hooks
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Spectacular Morning at Cedar Creek Canyon
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
Ouachita Huckleberries in the Rain
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
Dripping Springs Field Trip a Perfect Ten on the BOP Scale
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