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Birding Hike on Sinking Stream Trail
Saturday, April 19, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Spring is a great time to go birding!
Join a P\park interpreter for a casual bird hike. No matter what your level
of experience, we welcome anyone interested in discovering how to identify
birds. This…
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Wildflowers: More Than Weeds
Saturday, April 19, 2025
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
What is the difference between a wildflower and a weed? Join a park interpreter on this easy 0.5-mile hike as we discover the beautiful wildflowers along the Sinking Stream Trail. Meet at the Van…
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Trail Etiquette and Safety Tabletop on Monument Trails
Sunday, April 20, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Before or after your bike ride
or hike, stop by a tabletop at the Karst Trail parking lot off Rambo Road and
visit with a park interpreter about trail etiquette, outdoor safety, and Leave
No Trace.…
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Hobbs Earth Day Event: Bird Fest!
Saturday, April 26, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Join us for a fun and educational event that’s
“for the birds” and help bird conservation organizations as well! Besides the timed
presentations, there are also tabletop booths with kids' activities…
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Birding Walk at Sinking Stream and Van Winkle Trails
Saturday, April 26, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Meet at the Sinking
Stream trailhead to explore both of these easy, 0.5-mile trails which typically
attract many different birds. This beginner-friendly
walk is led by Taylor Long, field trip leader…
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Birds and Breakfast
Saturday, April 26, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
See live songbirds captured
in the park by ornithologists and then help them release the birds after
learning more about them. Breakfast snacks and hot beverages will be provided. Come and go as you…
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Birding Walk at Ozark Plateau Trail
Saturday, April 26, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Meet at the pavilion near the visitor center to
explore this easy, 0.5-mile trail looking for birds. This beginner-friendly
walk is led by Taylor Long, field trip leader for the NWA Audubon Chapter.…
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Discover Migratory Birds
Saturday, April 26, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
The peak of bird
migration for our area is right around the corner! Join Mitchell Pruitt from
the Ozark Bird Conservancy for a program in the Discovery Room to explore this
incredible phenomenon and…
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Live Raptor Program
Saturday, April 26, 2025
/ 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Join Lynn Sciumbato from Morning
Star Wildlife Rehabilitation and get an up-close view of some magnificent
birds of prey, or raptors. Donations to Morning Star Wildlife
Rehabilitation are accepted.
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Trail Etiquette and Safety Tabletop on Monument Trails
Sunday, April 27, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Before or after your bike ride
or hike, stop by a tabletop at the Karst Trail parking lot off Rambo Road and
visit with a park interpreter about trail etiquette, outdoor safety, and Leave
No Trace.…
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Friends of Hobbs Speaker Series: Nature Poetry by Geffrey Davis
Sunday, April 27, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Mr. Davis, who teaches for the University
of Arkansas’s Program in Creative Writing & Translation and is a core
faculty member of Pacific Lutheran University’s Rainier Writing Workshop, will
read…
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Hobbs Hiking Club for Adults: Bashore Trail Hike
Saturday, May 03, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for our monthly hike for adults the first
Saturday of each month. Each hike will include healthy outdoor recreation,
sharing some of nature’s secrets, and the opportunity to…
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Wildflowers: More Than Weeds
Saturday, May 03, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
What is the difference between a wildflower and a weed? Join a park interpreter on this easy 0.5-mile hike as we discover the beautiful wildflowers along the Sinking Stream Trail. Meet at the Van…
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Wood Thrush Hike at Sinking Stream Trail
Saturday, May 03, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Enjoy a leisurely 0.5-mile hike on the Sinking Stream Trail while we listen for the melodic call of the wood thrush. Learn the habits and biology of this unique bird while we enjoy an…
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Trail Etiquette and Safety Tabletop on Monument Trails
Sunday, May 04, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Before or after your bike ride
or hike, stop by a tabletop at the Karst Trail parking lot off Rambo Road and
visit with a park interpreter about trail etiquette, outdoor safety, and Leave
No Trace.…
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Trees of Hobbs Tabletop
Saturday, May 10, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Hobbs State Park is dominated by forests made up of various tree species, including the now rare Ozark chinquapin. Discover these TREE-mendous providers of food, shelter, and oxygen, as well…
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Leave No Trace Tabletop
Sunday, May 11, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The
choices you make when you are outside make a big difference. The Leave No Trace principles are important for all ages, but especially for girls and boys who are just
beginning to experience…
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Friends of Hobbs Speaker Series: Hiking with a Happy Body: Easy Tricks to Lower Pack Weight
Sunday, May 11, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Presenter Jim Warnock will focus on
easy-to-do adjustments you can make in how you pack, what you eat, and how you
care for the most vulnerable parts of your body whether on short hikes or
multi-day…
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Trail Etiquette and Safety Tabletop on Monument Trails
Saturday, May 17, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Before or after your bike ride
or hike, stop by a tabletop at the Karst Trail parking lot off Rambo Road and
visit with a park interpreter about trail etiquette, outdoor safety, and Leave
No Trace.…
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Venomous Snakes Tabletop
Saturday, May 17, 2025
/ 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Did you know that there are 6 species of venomous snakes in Arkansas? Learn more about the lives and behavior of these
secretive creatures and how to tell the difference between them…
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