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Number of Rare Arkansas Darters on Rise at Wilson Springs Preserve

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,
Kyle Kellams
Published January 14, 2020 at 1:16 PM CST
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An Arkansas Darter temporarily contained at Wilson Springs Preserve in 2018, for measurement.
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The number of critically imperiled tiny fish, known as the Arkansas Darter, is increasing at Wilson Springs Preserve in Fayetteville, a 121-acre wet prairie recently restored by Northwest Arkansas Land Trust, which opened to the public last September.

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Jacqueline Froelich
Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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