Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced on Wednesday that it will waive day-use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of […]
Noon2Moon Endurance Race Returns to Coler Bike Preserve
BENTONVILLE, AR (January 3rd, 2023) – Noon2Moon, Coler Mountain Bike Preserve’s Second annual endurance mountain bike race, is returning on Saturday, May 6th! Sign up for the 6- or 12- […]
Build some habitat for the holidays
Find a new use for your Christmas tree this year. (Arkansas Game and Fish News Release) LITTLE ROCK — Once the wrapping paper has been thrown away and the last […]
Keep Arkansas Beautiful Hires Education Coordinator
(LITTLE ROCK) – Michael Barger has joined the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) as the education coordinator. In this role, he will be working with educators across the state to […]
Our Top Stories of 2022
2022 has been a heck of a year. As the effects of the Covid pandemic subsided, Arkansans continued to escape to the outdoors. Northwest Arkansas continued to grow as a […]
Starting off 2023 on the right foot.
We are in that week where we are finalizing our New Year’s Resolutions, making our plans, deciding on gym memberships, setting up a diet, and deciding how to improve our […]
He sees you when he’s training
This year Santa has decided to forgo the sleigh giving the reindeer a break. Years of eggnog, fruit cake, sugar cookies, and that period of time when he was schlepping […]
Arkansas State Parks introduces Club 52 program
Visitors get reward items for stamped passports (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – Arkansas State Parks is introducing Club 52, a rewards program that encourages people to visit all 52 state parks. […]
New Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Data Shows Strong Demand for Places to Walk, Bike and Be Active Outside
Trail Use Continues to Rise as Majority of Americans Say Trails are Important to Community Well-Being. WASHINGTON—New data released today by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC), the nation’s largest trails advocacy organization, shows […]
Partners celebrate milestones met on Blue Mountain Natural Area project
LITTLE ROCK–Gov. Asa Hutchinson, U.S. Rep. French Hill, Sec. Stacy Hurst of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism and Philanthropy Director Jennifer Barnhouse of The Nature Conservancy in […]