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Sugar Loaf Mountain is an island in Greers Ferry Lake’s upper portion that offers a spectacular view from the summit — after a steep and demanding climb. (Parks and Tourism Photo)

Greers Ferry boosts state’s recreation

May 25, 2013 1:00am

Folks in the Heber Springs area are planning a party, a really big party, for Oct. 3. That will be the official 50th birthday of Greers Ferry Lake.

The north-central Arkansas lake was not...

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White bass for tacos (rear) and bream scampi to be served over linguine are a couple of tasty alteratives to fried fish. (Joe Mosby Photo)

Ceviche: A tasty fish alternative

Apr 27, 2013 1:00am

If you are an Arkansan, you know that fixing fish for the dinner table means rolling it in seasoned corn meal and frying. OK, bake it for health feel-good.

There are alternatives and tasty...

This white bass taken on a Clouser Minnow fly shows the diversity in Arkansas fishing to be featured in the Chasing Waters programs. (Submitted Photo)

Arkansas fly fishing goes to TV

Apr 20, 2013 1:00am

Fly fishing is usually associated with quests for trout. Five Arkansas angling enthusiasts hope to alter this with a television series about going for several other species along with trout.

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Matt Mourot, a biologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, releases turtles, cleaned of oil, into Palarm Creek downstream from Lake Conway. (Joe Mosby photo)

Lake Conway dodges an oil bullet

Apr 13, 2013 2:00am

News reports indicate that Lake Conway apparently has dodged an environmental disaster — the Mayflower oil pipeline spill that was halted by quick action literally feet from the lake’s shoreline...

The orange floating boom behind this group of Exxon Mobile oil spill workers in Mayflower is designed to keep oil from entering the main part of Lake Conway. (Joe Mosby photo)

Oil hits wildlife but not fish

Apr 06, 2013 12:00am

How do you treat an oil-covered water moccasin?

Very carefully.

Yes, this is among the issues for a number of people working with affected wildlife at the Exxon Mobil pipeline spill....

Snow geese by the hundreds gather at a cutover east Arkansas rice field. (Joe Mosby Photo)

Sausage solves a goose issue

Mar 30, 2013 12:00am

Some Arkansans know a route to using unpopular types or odds and ends of game meat. They make sausage.

Yes, we are familiar with the old adage of “you don’t want to see how sausage is made...

White pelicans and black double-crested cormorants congregate to feed on shallow fish just off the Arkansas River upstream from Little Rock. (Joe Mosby Photo)

Pelicans and cormorants bunch up

Mar 23, 2013 12:00am

White pelicans and double-crested cormorants are an interesting mix in spring along the Arkansas River and some other waterways in the state.

Pelicans are admired by most Arkansans....

A short boat paddle worked with one arm is the center of the sculling technique for fishermen. (Jpe Mosby Photo)

Sculling: A useful fishing tool

Mar 16, 2013 12:00am

It is not accurate to label sculling as a lost art in fishing. Numerous anglers in Arkansas scull today.

But their numbers are undoubtedly much fewer than a couple of generations back.

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Volunteer workers glean trash from Tucker Creek on a wintry morning traffic zips past on a busy Conway street. (Joe Mosby Photo)

Team effort spruces up a creek

Mar 09, 2013 1:00am

It is a proven game plan – assemble some energetic volunteers on a project, give them a bit of instruction and point the way.

Cleaning up a creek on a cold wintry day doesn’t have the...

<p>Wild turkeys like this hen are the focus of a new management plan of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. (Joe Mosby photo)</p>

Plan crafted for turkey comeback

Mar 02, 2013 1:00am

The decline in numbers of wild turkeys in Arkansas concerns hunters, average citizens with interests in the outdoors and the wildlife managers of the state.

Nine consecutive years of poor...

<p>Wetlands and a variety of natural foods make Ed Gordon/Point Remove Wildlife Management Area attractive to wintering ducks. (Game and Fish Commission Photo)</p>

Partners created Ed Gordon/Point Remove WMA

Feb 23, 2013 1:00am

A long-standing belief among Arkansas outdoor enthusiasts is, if the state’s varied interests could join together, they could move mountains for the benefit of wildlife and outdoor recreation by...

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