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  South Arkansas Arboretum
The purpose of the South Arkansas Arboretum, Arkansas's 50th state park, is to preserve the flora and fauna of the West Gulf Coastal Plain, the natural division covering most of southern Arkansas, and to serve as an educational and recreational resource for local residents and visitors.
Besides its trails, the arboretum's other major facilities are limited to a pavilion with picnic tables, restrooms and a bulletin board.
The arboretum lies adjacent to the parking lot on high school's north side, where ample parking is available for visitors.
www.southark.edu /campus-info/dynpage.asp?pageID=888   (556 words)

  
 News & Featured Releases: Arkansas Media Room
Accessed via Pinnacle Valley are park assets most visitors miss: the visitors center, the Arkansas Arboretum, an environmental education pond, and a paved boat ramp and a barrier-free fishing pier on the Big Maumelle River.
In the 80-acre Arkansas Arboretum, the paved and barrier-free Arkansas Trail travels three-fourths of a mile through six areas where tree plantings correspond to Arkansas's six geographical regions.
Instrumental in the creation and continuing development of the arboretum, Partners for Pinnacle, a non-profit, volunteer support organization, also assists the park staff by such means as providing tools and equipment, materials for the park's educational programs and labor.
www.arkansasmediaroom.com /news-releases/listings/display.asp?id=65   (1454 words)

  
 South Arkansas Arboretum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Arkansas Arboretum 13 acres (53,000 m²) is an arboretum and botanical garden owned by the local school system but operated as Arkansas's 50th state park by the South Arkansas Community College.
It is located next to El Dorado High School in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA and open daily except for holidays.
The arboretum features plants indigenous to Arkansas's Gulf Coastal Plain region, plus flowering azaleas and camellias.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Arkansas_Arboretum   (183 words)

  
 El Dorado, Arkansas: South Arkansas Arboretum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
The Arboretum is dedicated to preserving the native, rare, and economically important flora of the West Gulf Coastal Plain region of the United States.
The re-establishment of the Arboretum has created an environment where Arkansas' natural beauty will be preserved for future generations of people to view, study, photograph, and enjoy.
Unique to Arkansas, the Arboretum is the only such facility directly located within a major metropolitan area.
www.aiea.ualr.edu /dina/cities/eldorado/recreation/arbor.html   (278 words)

  
 Little Rock, Arkansas
It is located in central Arkansas and is the county seat of Pulaski County.
The now defunct Arkansas RiverBlades and Arkansas GlacierCats, minor-league hockey teams, were both located in the Little Rock area.
The Arkansas State Capitol Building is a smaller-scale replica of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The Arkansas River runs past Little Rock.
www.creekin.net /c7386-n207-little-rock-arkansas.html   (1082 words)

  
 Arkansas outdoors - Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge
Nestled on the banks of the Ouachita River are areas that are headquarters for sportsmen who come for outdoor recreations, such as fishing and hunting in the bottomland rivers, lakes and bayous of the Arkansas Outdoors.
South Arkansas Arboretum - A special and unique nature preserve in the heart of El Dorado, the South Arkansas Arboretum covers 17 acres with more than two miles of paved foot & nature trails.
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources - This state museum between El Dorado and Smackover on Scenic Highway 7 tells the story of the early 1920's oil boom in South Arkansas and the oil and brine industry past, present and future.
www.arkansassouth.com /outdoors   (1143 words)

  
 Heart of Arkansas Online - Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Stop by Riverfront Park between Statehouse Plaza and the Arkansas River for lighted brick walkways, fountains, benches and a pavilion display of the city's history and its "little rock" namesake.
Take I-630 to I-430 to cross the Arkansas River and connect with Maumelle, a growing city of about 11,000 which boasts two beautiful championship golf courses, a regional park, ballfield complex, new recreation center and aquatic park, and July festival.
Across the Arkansas River from Little Rock, NORTH LITTLE ROCK has the new Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, which opens its temporary facility in April 2005, with outstanding examples of naval history - the USS Razorback submarine and, arriving later in 2005, the Hoga tugboat.
www.heartofarkansas.com /map.html   (1035 words)

  
 El Dorado, Arkansas: South Arkansas Arboretum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Adjacent to El Dorado High School at Timberlane and Mt. Holly Road, the South Arkansas Arboretum is 17 acres of shrubs, flowers, flora and trees of Arkansas.
The re-establishment of the Arboretum has created an environment where Arkansas' natural beauty will be preserved for future generations of people to view, study, photograph, and enjoy.
Unique to Arkansas, the Arboretum is the only such facility directly located within a major metropolitan area.
eldorado.dina.org /recreation/arbor.html   (278 words)

  
 List of botanical gardens in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
University of Alabama Arboretum - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Salisbury University Arboretum - Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland
Maxwell Arboretum - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_botanical_gardens_in_the_United_States   (2596 words)

  
 Arkansas Museum Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Arkansas is dotted with small, local museums, many of which are adjuncts to other attractions.
Third, and best of all, he has an Arkansas license plate collection that is complete from about 1920 to the present, including fiberboard and paper tags from the war years, gasoline ration stamps and related documents.
In a display case outside the duck room is one of the wonders of Arkansas, which my tourguide called the "Coat of Many Duckheads." And that's just what it is. The hides and feathers of the heads of 450 green mallards went into making this very green coat.
users.aristotle.net /~russjohn/museums/musindex.html   (10834 words)

  
 Arkansas Arboretum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Arkansas Arboretum 71 acres (29 hectares) is an arboretum located within Pinnacle Mountain State Park in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Situated below Pinnacle Mountain along the Little Maumelle River, the arboretum's flora and tree plantings correspond to Arkansas's six geographical regions, ranging from the flat-topped hills and steep valleys of the Ozark Plateau, to the flat bottomland and tallgrass prairies of the Mississippi alluvial plain, with a 0.6 mile, paved interpretive trail.
This Arkansas state location article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arkansas_Arboretum   (121 words)

  
 Little Rock, AR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Federal troops were dispatched to ensure their safety and enforce their right to attend school.
The city is the site of two universities in the University of Arkansas System, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campuses.
North Little Rock is home to the Arkansas Twisters of the af2 arena football league and the Arkansas RimRockers of the D-League in basketball, as well.
www.twohamsters.com /City-Guides/AR/Little-Rock   (1309 words)

  
 Things to do in Arkansas – Arkansas tourist attractions – Arkansas museums
From Arkansas hiking and Arkansas camping to visiting Arkansas museums and participating in the thousands of daily park programs, you are sure to find a fun "thing to do" that interests you!
Calendar of Events - Find fun things to do in Arkansas during your visit to the state parks: Search for Arkansas Events by selecting the park of interest and choosing the month or range of dates when you will be visiting.
Arkansas Hiking - Explore the Arkansas outdoors with your family or friends, while following a hiking trail in the Arkansas State Parks.
www.arkansasstateparks.com /things/events.asp   (614 words)

  
 Map of Arkansas – Arkansas map – Arkansas state map
Click on the Arkansas State Parks map to learn more about parks around the state.
Click on the Arkansas State Parks Facilities chart to find parks in a variety of categories.
This Arkansas state map shows each of the 52 state parks in Arkansas.
www.arkansasstateparks.com /parks/park.asp?id=3   (238 words)

  
 Arkansas City Attractions: childrens museums, Arkansas state parks
In this unique Arkansas oil and brine industry museum you can walk the streets of an 1920s Arkansas boomtown, ride an elevator through undersea oil formation, try your luck at striking it rich, see 'the goat woman's wagon,' and walk through Oil Field Park to see working oil rigs.
In tribute, the Arkansas General Assembly adopted the apple blossom as the...
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism is in compliance with the Freedom of Information, Ar.
www.arkansaskids.com /places   (3131 words)

  
 GORP - Arkansas State Parks - Pinnacle Mountain State Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
This Corps of Engineers park is located along the Arkansas River and contains 111 campsites with water and electrical hookups, tables and grills, pavilions, hot showers, and dump station.
Arkansas Arboretum - This area is currently under development.
Arkansas State Parks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
gorp.away.com /gorp/location/ar/parks/pinnacle.htm   (925 words)

  
 Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, an Arkansas State Park near Fayetteville, Siloam Springs, Springdale, Stilwell
Fourteen interpretive panels with photos and quotes from participants in the battle are placed along the trail and tell the story of the battle of Prairie Grove as the trail is walked.
Purchase Bicentennial In Arkansas - Calendar -Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park - M - Calendar of events during Arkansas Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase...
Arkansas Index - A guide to living history museums in Arkansas.
www.stateparks.com /prairie_grove_battlefield.html   (513 words)

  
 El Dorado, Arkansas: Welcome to El Dorado, Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Union County is nestled in some of the most naturally beautiful land to be found in the state of Arkansas.
Some of the finest hunting and camping areas in the nation are just beyond your doorstep: woods, hills, and valleys brimming with deer, duck, squirrel, and game birds.
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources - State museum near Smackover tells a fascinating story of the 1920s oil boom in South Arkansas and the oil and brine industry past, present, and future.
www.aiea.ualr.edu /dina/cities/eldorado/tourism/default.html   (376 words)

  
 Little Rock Museum Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
In the lower lobby of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission they have mounts of all the major sport species in the state, including a plastic replica of the "World Record German Brown Trout," caught on the Little Red River by a Heber Springs resident.
For instance there's a room dedicated to the Civil War in Arkansas, one dedicated to the Arkansas Ordnance Plant (88% of all bombs dropped by the U.S. were detonated by devices from this facility), one wall about the missile silos that were built across north-central Arkansas.
Also, a little lurid Arkansas trivia, during the very first legislative session back in 1836, the speaker of the house killed one of his colleagues with a bowie knife on the floor of the state congress.
users.aristotle.net /~russjohn/museums/lrmuseum.html   (1722 words)

  
 State parks have many events showcasing spring flowers
Many of Arkansas' 600 recorded species of wildflowers begin unfurling their blooms in earnest this month and next.
The delicate, pinkish flowers of rue anemone, the bright red petals of fire pink and the blues of crested iris begin sprinkling color on the Ouachita and Ozark mountains; and toothwort and large yellow lady's-slippers may treat watchful eyes on Crowley's Ridge.
Several Arkansas state parks host interpretive events each spring to highlight the flowers and increase public awareness and knowledge about them.
www.hsvvoice.com /news/2006/0322/News/067.html   (568 words)

  
 Arkansas driving tour - Arkansas tour attractions
Camden is one corner of a "Golden Triangle" of Arkansas South cities which are considering a common promotion of their area as a "package" tourism destination.
The South Arkansas Arboretum at Mount Holly Road and Timberlane in El Dorado provides a gorgeous setting featuring 17 acres of paved nature trails and beautifully arrange ponds and many species of flowers and trees found in Arkansas.
Drive north on Ark. 7 to visit the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, where exhibits, video presentations and displays (oil wells, rigs, derricks) provide fascinating look at the history of Arkansas' oil boom.
www.arkansassouth.com /driving-tours   (1115 words)

  
 Little Rock | Entertainment| City Guide | WCities Destination Guide
The current Arkansas State Capitol building is also open for tours.
The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History is located in the Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal.
The Arkansas Arts Center and the Decorative Arts Museum are two of the biggest.
www.wcities.com /en/guide/entertainment/327/guide.html   (905 words)

  
 Arkansas state maps of roads, cities, highways, rivers & lakes
Arkansas state maps of roads, cities, highways, rivers & lakes
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism is in compliance with the Freedom of Information.
Copyright © Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
www.arkansas.com /maps/state_parks.asp   (126 words)

  
 Best Western El Dorado Arkansas Lodging and Attractions (AR).
The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources is one mile south of the oil-rich town of Smackover, in the heart of the Arkansas oil fields.
Surrounded by twenty acres of south Arkansas woodlands, the Museum collects, conserves, interprets, and exhibits examples of Arkansas' oil and brine industrial history and the fascinating social history that accompanied the oil boom of the 1920s.
The South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra dates back to 1956 when it was started as the El Dorado Symphony and Choral Society.
www.bestwesternarkansas.com /el-dorado-attractions-lodging   (546 words)

  
 Arkansas 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Ernest Jesse Palmer (1875-1962), of the Arnold Arboretum and the Missouri Botanical Garden, wrote to Demaree in 1932 that his list of ligneous flora of Arkansas would be "one of the most complete and correct state list[s] up to date." Note Demaree's dated notes on this leter as late as 1972.
Later Palmer mourned that the Arboretum had few finances for field trips at that time, references to the Depression occur in most correspondence of the time.
E.J. Palmer 1937, in a cotton field near Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
www.mobot.org /MOBOT/On-LineExhibit/Arkansas/arkansas2.html   (100 words)

  
 Little Rock Charter Bus Services
Little Rock, the capital city of Arkansas, is located in the center of the state on the south banks of the Arkansas River.
Arkansas is known as the "Natural State" because of its outdoor beauty.
Group transportation services throughout the state of Arkansas include charter buses, minibuses, shuttles and vans to and from airports, reunions, business conventions, family reunions, festivals, academic events, sports events, religious events, weddings, and more.
www.metropolitanshuttle.com /little-rock-charter-bus.htm   (323 words)

  
 DINA: Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce: Community: Outdoors: Pinnacle
The dramatic cone-shaped silhouette of Pinnacle Mountain is one of Central Arkansas' most recognized landmarks.
At the base of the mountain, amid the lushly wooded rolling terrain are shaded picnic tables, grills, bathrooms, a playground, and a covered pavillion.
Many special events are held in the Visitor Center and the park's outdoor areas such as the Environmental Education Pond and the Arkansas Arboretum.
www.jacksonville-arkansas.com /community/outdoors/pinnacle.html   (265 words)

  
 Visit El Dorado, Arkansas: El Dorado info
The arts are served in the city by the South Arkansas Arts Center.
Millions of dollars for improvements to Arkansas' waterways could soon be coming to the state, if Congress can agree on a $15 billion water redevelopment measure.
Gov. Mike Beebe said Friday that Arkansas needs to make more progress in providing qualified and educated workers if it's going to lure automakers and other economic development projects to the state.
www.comevisiteldorado.com   (859 words)

  
 Current News - Southern Arkansas University
This small university in southern rural Arkansas became the door to the whole world for me, a poor, fl country girl who just wanted to be educated at a time when many were not so keen on the idea.”
Mahony was first elected to the Arkansas Legislature in 1970 as a state representative.
Developmental Center for Children and Families; helping the South Arkansas Arboretum achieve state park status; writing legislation for the development of water treatment facilities on the Ouachita River; and many other projects.
www.saumag.edu /bulletin/templates/default.aspx?a=52&z=31   (1263 words)

  
 El Dorado, Arkansas - Live. Enjoy. Work.
The South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado is a 32-year-old, non-profit organization and one of the larger Arts Centers in the state.
It is a connection to all that is sophisticated in life, featuring three art galleries, a ballet studio, a 206-seat theatre, a scene and costume shop and classrooms for art instruction.
Nearby is the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources where the history of the state's "oil boom" is told through films, historic photographs, geological and other exhibits, oil-era memorabilia.
www.boomtown.org /attractions.aspx   (499 words)

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