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The Most Colorful Time of the Year

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Over the next few weeks, visitors will travel to Arkansas to enjoy cooler weather and beautiful fall foliage. Though the colors of autumn are fleeting, yo...
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Rachel Lewis

Rachel Lewis is a park interpreter at Parkin Archeological State Park. She began her career at Village Creek State Park where she focused on many natural aspects of Arkansas and Crowley’s Ridge. Now, ...
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Photo Essay: The Secrets of the St. Francis 

Parkin Archeological State Park in eastern Arkansas focuses on protecting cultural resources. The St. Francis River, a very large and mostly overlooked resource here, has...
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Self-Guided Tour of Historic Washington State Park

Click below to download a self-guided walking tour of Historic Washington State Park, which lets you explore Washington, Arkansas, and its history at your own pace. This historic park makes up the lar...
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Video: Fun on Enders Fault Trail

During this short unnarrated video, the camera shows a mountain biker’s point of view during a fast and exciting ride on Enders Fault Trail at Woolly Hollow State Park. Viewers see thick green forest ...
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Paula White

Paula White started her journey with the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources in 2015 as a Museum Program Assistant, now Interpreter II. Her background includes a rich 30-year history in educatio...
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Charles Licciardi

With degrees in history and education, Charles taught school for 16 years in Louisiana. Originally from New Orleans, Charles moved to south Arkansas with his family in 2012 to begin his career at...
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Photo Essay: Black Gold In 1920s South Arkansas

The oil-rich town of Smackover is in the heart of the Arkansas oil fields. The 1920s south Arkansas oil boom brought danger and destruction, but also a sense of opportunity and change that has lasted ...