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Physical Distancing at Arkansas State Parks

Mar 2020
  ⁄  
Monika Rued

It's important during this COVID-19 health emergency, that we all practice social "physical" distancing and follow CDC guidelines. Park Interpreter Matthew shows us some best practices while visiting state parks and other natural areas.

Park interpreter Matthew holding a stick showing six feet distance

Teen Finds 7.44-Carat Diamond at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park

May 2017
  ⁄  
Monika Rued

An Arkansas teen found a 7.44-carat diamond at Crater of Diamond State Park after only searching for 30 minutes. It is the 7th-largest diamond found at the parks since 1972.

Teen Finds 7.44-carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
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