Marksmanship Challenge 2024!
Come out to the Nature Center and join us for the Marksmanship Challenge! Children will compete in 5 challenges including Archery, BB guns, slingshots, and casting, for a chance to win some awesome prizes! This is taking place from 9-12 this morning at the nature center.
Marksmanship Challenge 2024
This is the last week for marksmanship skills training before our competition this weekend. Today at 9:30- Archery, 07/31 at 9:30- BB guns, and 08/02 at 9:30- Casting/Fishing at Craighead Forest Park.
Luna Moth Time Lapse
Our third Luna Moth emerged this morning, but this time we were able to catch it just minutes after it came out! Enjoy!!!
It was a great day for the Big Squirrel Challenge! 18 teams for a total of 64 event participants and lots of squirrel calls handed out. We love seeing these youth in the outdoors.
Make an ornament to make a difference! A donation of non-perishable goods, packaged game meat, or a monetary donation to AHFH will get you the opportunity for a self-taken picture with Santa and Mrs. Clause! https://register-ed.com/events/view/205409
Feeding frenzies everyday at 3:30 p.m!
Recipe and tips in the comments!
Find classes near you at www.register-ed.com.
#dutchoven #outdoorcooking #wildgamecooking
Feeding frenzies take place nearly everyday at 3:30pm. We have a lot of educational animals to feed (like that diamondback rattlesnake 😱). Come by and learn about some of Arkansas’s wildlife!
Pluck a Duck
Pluck a duck!
The 2023 Big Squirrel Challenge was a success!! Thank you to all the participants that came out. We enjoyed it!
Happy Fangtastic Friday! Our chocolate tarantula molted this week, prompting us to learn a little more about this incredible Arkansan spider.🕷🕸 All tarantulas have an exoskeleton, and in order to grow larger, they form a new exoskeleton and shed their old, smaller coverings in a process known as molting. We captured about half of this process, which took over three hours! The tarantula begins by creating a lubricating layer between the two exoskeletons, including her fangs and eyes. 👀 The tarantula then contracts it’s abdomen, which pushes fluid into its upper body until the fluid “pops” off the top of the old exoskeleton (heck of an ab workout, don’t you think?). The tarantula then lies on its side to wriggle out its new legs. After pulling its legs out of the exoskeleton, the tarantula lies on its back while stretching out its legs, and slowly turns over to continue on its merry way. Tarantulas are very vulnerable during this process, and its new exoskeleton will remain soft for a few more hours. A tarantula may undergo this process many times during its lifetime. On your next trip to the nature center, be sure to stop by the discovery room and see this tarantula’s new exoskeleton!
Fur Handling Workshop
This workshop will show how to skin and prepare fur for market.
Quail and Turkey Management
Learn a little about quail and turkey in Arkansas.
In this video Regional Educator Chuck Long shares a youth turkey hunt from 2020. Chuck took Isaac Hensley, a young man from Marmaduke, and Isaac was able to take his first turkey. Isaac shares his thoughts about the hunt and Chuck shares some tips for field dressing a turkey to insure the highest meat quality. Take a look!
2 Wild!- The Eastern Screech Owl
2 Wild!- The Eastern Screech Owl
Educator, Cody Walker, shows off one of our education animals and talks about one of our feathered predators! Come learn all about owls.
Watching this program qualifies you for the Outdoor Skills Patch Program's Watchable Wildlife Beginner Patch. Stop by the front desk any time to sign up and receive your patch!
Mongolian Duck
How about a quick and easy recipe that can be done with duck, goose, deer or most other game meat. In this video Regional Educator Chuck Long shares his recipe for Mongolian Duck. Hope you enjoy!
Walleye/Sauger Tips and Tricks
In this video our Regional Educator Chuck Long shares some tips for catching walleye and sauger in the rivers and streams of Arkansas. Chuck has been fishing for walleye and sauger for many years and his ideas might help you add a few of those tasty fish to the livewell. If you have any fishing questions feel free to drop us a line!
