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Increased Number of Visitors Focus of State Parks Staff

An increase in visitors at several state parks has prompted park officials to remind the public that COVID-19 restrictions remain in place and will be enforced. Pinnacle Mountain, Petit Jean, and Devi...
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Melissa Phillips

Melissa Phillips is a park interpreter at Queen Wilhelmina State Park.  She enjoys learning and teaching the uniqueness of Rich Mountain and the Ouachita Mountain range. She has a ...
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Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith is a park interpreter for Delta Heritage Trail State Park and Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park. He enjoys spending time outdoors in a variety of activiti...
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Jenn Menge

Jenn Menge is a park interpreter at Lake Ouachita State Park. Before coming to Arkansas, she worked as an interpreter in Texas, Louisiana, and in various National Parks. A nat...
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Haley Johnson

Haley Johnson is a park interpreter at Logoly State Park in southwest Arkansas. Her specialties and passions lie in ecology and wildlife interpretation, as well as photography and ...
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Bonnie Marberry

Bonnie Marberry is a park interpreter at Jacksonport State Park. When not in uniform, she enjoys researching, sewing, and wearing historical clothing. She can frequently be seen sporting her...
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Kayla Gomance

Kayla Gomance works as a park interpreter at DeGray Lake Resort State Park. She escorts visitors into the woods, the lake, and the past in hopes that hearts and minds can connect with this place she l...
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Jackie Rupp

After graduating with a history degree from the University of Arkansas Fort Smith in 2015, Jackie Rupp began her career with Arkansas State Parks as a seasonal park interpreter&nbs...