environment

The Cherokee Nation has finalized an agreement with the National Parks Service to gather up to 76 different types of plants along a section of the Buffalo National River for traditional practices.

Journalist Zoë Rom got her start running on the backcountry trails in Fayetteville. Now, the writer and editor for Outside and champion ultra-runner, is putting her years of experience into a guide for how to be a "sustainable runner."

Joe Neal, a nationally recognized bird expert, has studied and photographed the birds and insects that visit the Ozark chinquapin trees planted at Hobbs State Park. There is much to learn about the Ozark chinquapin tree since a Chestnut blight killed most of them almost 65 years ago.

On today's show, a conservation/ recreation easement is proposed for Lincoln Lake. Also, live music events, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report and a new episode of "Sound Perimeter." Plus, former Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces his White House bid, the Dogwood Festival returns and more.

House Bill 1706, now Act 824, transfers authority over liquid animal waste management systems from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. The measure echoes an older bill from 2019.

Pete Hartman speaks to Shubhangi Kalore, member of the Save Soil Movement, about the organization's mission and discusses upcoming events.

On today's show, critical observations of birds from amateur birders and scientists can be shared on eBird, a real-time database. Also, the Springdale-based entrepreneurship support organization, Conexión de Negocios Latinos, starts its Entre Latinas program tomorrow. Plus, a preview of the fall symposium, "Good Medicine," and more.

Pete Hartman speaks with Jay Davidson, Founder of NWA BeeKeepers and the Chairman of the Swarm Committee, about a two part beginner beekeeping course starting Monday Jan. 30, and Feb. 6. The free classes will take place at the Don Tyson Center for Agriculture at the University of Arkansas.

The latest population survey from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission indicates promising numbers for future wild turkey population.

A new traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution opens in the historic town of Cane Hill this weekend.