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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).
Bolivar County: 1990 9,691 acres (39.22 km 2) [231] Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge: Jackson County Mobile County, Alabama: 1992 32,000 acres (130 km 2) [232] Hillside National Wildlife Refuge: Holmes County: 1975 15,572 acres (63.02 km 2) [233] Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge: Washington County: 2004 1,400 acres (5.7 km 2) [234]
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]
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. Arkansas Army National Guard; Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
The irrigation system is also utilized to provide habitat for wading birds, mudflats for shorebirds, and to simulate natural flooding of hardwood forests. [3] The refuge hosts the largest concentration of wintering pintail ducks in Arkansas. Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge is part of the most important wintering area for ducks in North America.
It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Manila, Arkansas, and consists mostly of a shallow lake, swamp, and bottomland hardwood forests. The preservation of habitat for waterfowl in an intensely agricultural region is the primary purpose of the refuge. 6,400 acres (20 km 2 ) of Big Lake was named a National Natural Landmark . 2,144 acres (8 km ...
Poinsett County was formed on February 28, 1838, and named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, U.S. Secretary of War.County business was initially conducted in the county judge's home until first court was held in Bolivar, upon completion of a courthouse in 1839.
This list of Arkansas Townships is based on the U. S. Census (2000) list of places in Arkansas. There are also former townships that have been combined with others or absorbed by urban expansion. Arkansas counties are divided into townships. Each township includes unincorporated space and some may have one or more incorporated towns or cities.