Events

Arkansas Native Plant Society Spring Meeting

May 15-17, 2026, Jonesboro, Arkansas

The UARK Herbarium will be at the Spring 2026 ANPS Meeting in Jonesboro! Join us for a weekend of socializing, speakers, and field trips to botanically interesting spots on and near Crowley's Ridge. Detailed information about all the weekend's activities can be found at the ANPS Spring Meeting Page.

Wildflower & Woodland Restoration in the Ouachita National Forest

Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Join Virginia McDaniel, botanist and Forestry Technician with the U.S. Forest Service, and Jennifer Ogle, botanist and Collections Manager at the UARK Herbarium, for a tour of the Pine-Bluestem Woodland Restoration area on the Ouachita National Forest. We will see a variety of grassland species including little bluestem, panic grasses, sunflowers, wild petunias, coneflowers, and milkweeds. Bring water and snacks and wear sturdy boots.

Meet at the USDA Forest Service office in Waldron, at the junction of Hwy 71 & 248 (address: 1541 Hwy 248W, Waldron, AR). We will carpool from here to the woodlands.

RSVP Required: Text or call Virginia at 828-545-2062.

Level of Difficulty: Easy to moderate; we will primarily be walking off-trail through an open shortleaf pine woodland with a carpet of mostly native forbs and grasses in the understory.

Please note: In case of thunderstorms, this trip will be canceled and an announcement will be made on the Facebook event page.