Month: May 2009

Outdoor Skills Day Camp (Ages 11 – 16 years old)

Youth will participate in outdoor skills activities, such as fishing, archery, canoes and kayaks, and animal call. Advance registration is required.

Outdoor Skills Day Camps (9 – 11 years old)

Youth will participate in outdoor skills activities, such as fishing, archery, canoes and kayaks, and animal call. Advance registration is required.

Kiddy Camp

Bring your little ones (ages 4-7) out for a two hour mini-day camp. We will have several fun activities planned just for their ages, ability, and energy! A responsible parent/adult…

Shooting Sports Day Camp

Youth will participate in archery, firearm safety, shotgun range time, and laser shot activities. Open to youth coming out of the 6th grade through 12th grade. Advance registration is required….

Shooting Sports Day Camp

Youth will participate in archery, firearm safety, shotgun range time, and laser shot activities. Open to youth coming out of the 6th grade through 12th grade. Advance registration is required….

Youth Water Color Workshop

Learn unique watercolor painting techniques with artist Jesse Gray. Advance registration is required. Ages 6 to 10 years old.

Watercolor Technique Workshop- Adult

Learn unique watercolor painting techniques with artist Jesse Gray. Advance registration is required. Ages 16 and up.

Beginning Sportsman Day Retreat- Adult

Designed for beginners, discover basic hunting and fishing skills, such as trap shooting, fishing, archery, knife sharpening, and tracking and scat identification. Advance registration is required.

Beginning Sportsman Day Retreat- Adult

Designed for beginners, discover basic hunting and fishing skills, such as trap shooting, fishing, archery, knife sharpening, and tracking and scat identification. Advance registration is required.

Basic Outdoor Skills Day Retreat- Adult

Designed for beginners, learn about outdoor activities such as canoeing, making and cooking over open fire, knife sharpening and proper use of axe and splitting wedge, hiking, backpacking, and other…

Nature Photography Workshop- Adult

Would you like a chance to hone your photography skills? Participants will be instructed, through hands on photo taking activities, in various techniques to improve their outdoor photography skills. Advance…

Owl Prowl and Night Hike

Join a member of the education staff for an easy stroll along Wells Lake and the Beaver Creek Trail. We’ll search for, and try to call in, owls – the…

Mussels with Billy Posey

Mussel man Bill Posey will be presenting an educational power point presentation and display of Arkansas freshwater mussels. The program is free for all ages and will cover the life…

Crayfish with Brian Wagner

Join a local fisheries expert for a seminar on Crayfish Diversity and Biology. You will see 10-15 different species of crayfish and a power-point presentation.

Building the Perfect Birdhouse

Take home your birdhouse just in time to put it up for spring nesting season. Materials included. Classroom space is limited and registration required. Call (479)452-3993 to reserve a spot!

Native Fish Aquarium Care

Learn tips of the trade for keeping a native fish in an aquarium. We’ll even give away a fish tank at the program!

Gov. Beebe: Manufacturing still important

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe had praise for how Fort Smith regional business and civic leaders have worked with his office and other state officials on job recruitment and retention efforts….

Local physicians group acquires management software

The Greater Fort Smith Region Physicians Association announced late Monday (May 18) it will use Valence Health software designed to administratively manage the comparison of fee schedules for various procedures…