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The Flatside Wilderness was designated by passage of "The Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984", Public Law 98-508, which was signed by President Ronald Reagan on October 19, 1984. Senator Dale Bumpers (D-AR) sponsored the Act in the U.S. Senate , which was co-sponsored by Senator David Pryor (D-AR) and Senator John Tower (R-TX).
A map of White River National Wildlife Refuge, including areas proposed for expansion. The White River National Wildlife Refuge (officially Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge) is a 160,756 acres (650.56 km 2) wildlife refuge located in Desha, Monroe, Phillips, and Arkansas counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
Wildlife Management Areas in Arkansas Name County or counties Area (acres) Year Established Remarks Image Bayou Des Arc WMA White: 953: 1966: Created with a 320-acre public fishing lake. [2] Bayou Meto WMA Arkansas, Jefferson: 33,832: Called the "George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA" and also called "Wabbaseka Scatters" or just the "Scatters". [3]
The Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,022 acres (60.79 km 2) (2014) wildlife refuge located in White County, Arkansas about two miles south of the town of Bald Knob. The refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge features large numbers of migratory waterfowl and bald eagles during the winter months. [2]
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [ 1 ] There are 365 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Pulaski County , including 5 National Historic Landmarks , and 23 properties that were once listed but have ...
Its northern border is the Missouri state line. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 45.9 square miles (118.9 km 2 ), of which 44.2 square miles (114.6 km 2 ) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.2 km 2 ) is water, [ 6 ] consisting mainly of the several lakes within the city.
The Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team would play one or two early season games every year in Barton, but they moved their central Arkansas games to Alltel after it opened. During the annual Arkansas State Fair, the coliseum is the venue for the fair's rodeo events. Additionally, it is used as the location throughout the year for ...
After the creation of Arkansas Post National Memorial in 1929, the Arkansas State Legislature passed Act 418 on March 28, 1957, though funding to develop the area into a state park was not approved until 1979. [4] The park offers interpretive programs, camping, hiking, fishing, and canoeing. Park facilities were originally built on the old ...