Prairies, Glades, and Barrens: Rare Habitats for Rare Species
WEBApr 12, 2021 · Glades are known for their high number of rare and endemic species. Barrens in Arkansas, like glades and prairies, are generally the result of extreme soil conditions. Two notable types of barrens occur in Arkansas; saline and sandhill barrens.
Big Woods Ecological Significance And Threats - The Nature Conservancy
WEBThe plant and animal communities in the Big Woods are among the most biologically diverse and productive in the world. The area is made up of more than 70 distinct natural plant communities, and its rivers are home to 80 percent of the fish species in the Delta.
Arkansas Delta - Wikipedia
WEBWhile the Arkansas Delta shares many geographic similarities with the Mississippi Delta, it is distinguished by its five unique sub-regions: the St. Francis Basin, Crowley's Ridge, the White River Lowlands, the Grand Prairie and the Arkansas River Lowlands (also called "the Delta Lowlands").
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - DAH Site
WEBSince 1973, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) has been working to conserve Arkansas’s natural landscape through various field surveys. These surveys and research projects have provided a wealth of information on more than 900 rare species that can be used to evaluate the relative imperilment of native species and shared for ...
Protecting Arkansas Wildlife | Arkansas Wildlife Federation
WEBFrom the Ozarks to the Delta, Arkansas is home to amazing biodiversity – including species found nowhere else on Earth. But wildlife face increasing and complex threats such as loss of habitat, extreme climate conditions, pollution, and the spread of invasive species.
The Ecological Importance of the Arkansas Delta - ArcGIS …
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · The Arkansas Delta is a geographically and ecologically unique region in Arkansas. Given that it is heavily used for agriculture practices, many species utilize it for its abundant food and cover.
For These Arkansas Farmers, Bird Habitat Is a Cash Crop
WEB20 hours ago · Young leads Audubon Delta’s Native Agriculture to InVigorate Ecosystems (NATIVE) program, which since 2011 has recruited farmers from across Arkansas to help meet growing demand for seeds to rebuild degraded wildlife habitat. Climate change, development, and other drivers of ecological destruction have eroded native plant communities that ...
Restoring the Delta - The Nature Conservancy
WEBNov 1, 2019 · The story of conservation in the Arkansas Delta is one of ecological setbacks, protection victories and painstaking restoration. More than 40 years ago, a group of concerned citizens lead by Dr. Rex Hancock stopped the channelization of the lower Cache River, but not before seven miles were ditched and straightened.
Plants of Arkansas: Discovery and Dissemination - BIOSPEX
WEBSep 6, 2019 · Releasing 150 years of accumulated biodiversity knowledge in the Natural State. Plants of Arkansas is a data-generating collaboration between professional botanists, amateur naturalists, gardeners, educators, students, and citizen scientists.
Southern Deltas | The Nature Conservancy
WEBThe Deltas’ extraordinary biodiversity lies in its massive floodplains, river systems, and swamps. The Mississippi and Alabama Rivers are the largest and second-largest river deltas in the U.S., home to more than two dozen threatened or endangered species.