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basic adult archery instruction

Join in with our educators here at the nature center to learn the basics of archery. We will cover the parts of the arrows, bows, and targets. You will have the opportunity…

macro photography workshop: advanced skills

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

macro photography workshop: advanced skills

mussel man bill posey

join in on a presentation and live displays about arkansas mussels.

arkansas river boat tour

Join the education staff of the nature center on the AGFC Education Barge as we take short tours along the Arkansas River. This is a rare opportunity, and space is…

reading the river

The Education Barge is back! Spend some quality time with your family learning to read the dangers of the Arkansas River. The barge tour will cover jetties, riprap, currents, wind…

Reading the River

The Education Barge is back! Spend some quality time with your family learning to read the dangers of the Arkansas River. The barge tour will cover jetties, riprap, currents, wind…

back to school bash

Are you ready to go back to school? Youth of all ages are invited to join the education staff for an evening of scavenger hunts, and special back to school…

star party

The north side of Wells Lake on the nature center grounds will be transformed into an outdoor observatory. The Arkansas Oklahoma Astronomical Society will host an evening devoted to the…

owl prowl on the arkansas river

Take part in this unique opportunity, as the staff takes the large AGFC Education Barge out on the Arkansas River for an evening owl prowl. Space is limited. Registration is…

gps for hikers and hunters

This free family oriented class will start with the basics on GPS navigation and uses. Borrow one of our GPS units and we will navigate Wells Lake and search for…

crayfish class

join a fisheries expert for a seminar on crayfish diversity and biology.

wild game cooking class

the co-host of Arkansas Outdoors (and AGFC Regional Education Coordinator) Phyllis Spear will present a free wild game cooking class.

Case honored at ATU-Ozark induction ceremony

Yvonne Case was selected as an honorary member of the National Technical Honor Society during the 2010 Induction Ceremony at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Case is the Franklin County administrator…

City of Fort Smith to launch new Web site in June

Russell Gibson is hoping to go live with a new and non-clunky city of Fort Smith Web site no later than June. Gibson, head of information technology for the city,…

Airport traffic down 2.3% in first quarter

Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport for the first three months of 2010 total 17,503, down 2.3% from the same period in 2009. Unfortunately, the total enplanements in 2009…

Deffenbaugh, Holmes campaign fundraising tops $10,000 each

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] There is less than $200 difference in the amount of money the two Republican candidates have raised in their run for the Arkansas District 66…

UAFS Lion Rifles rank 4th in national championship

story and photos submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith finished as the fourth-ranked air rifle team in the country at…

Arkansas’ summer gas prices likely to top $3 a gallon

Arkansas pump prices will likely top $3 gallon during the upcoming summer traveling season. Regular-grade gasoline retail prices, which averaged $2.44 per gallon last summer, are projected to average $2.92…