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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Lake Dardanelle

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  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Chris Pistole
  • Heather Johnson
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  • [X] Sasha Bowles

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  • [X] June 2020
  • [X] April 2020

Mayflies: Nuisance or Nutrient? 

Jun 2020
  ⁄  
Sasha Bowles

Fishing is a favored pastime at Lake Dardanelle State Park, making people the top of this food chain. We love to catch fish, but often don’t think of all the creatures it took to build that strong healthy fish on the end of our fishing line. Mayflies are an essential part of the food chain that keeps the fishery at Lake Dardanelle State Park healthy. In this photo essay...

Aquarium at Lake Dardanelle State Park

Lake Dardanelle: One River Many Voices

Apr 2020
  ⁄  
Sasha Bowles

What is now the body of water called Lake Dardanelle was once simply the Arkansas River, a life source to plants and wildlife, as well as the Native Americans and settlers who migrated here. One river many voices.

Framed print of The Arkansas Traveler with man on horse greeting eight people at a cabin
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