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Northwest Arkansas Community College's trail technician program will begin this fall. The inaugural director of the trail technician program, Lori Greminger, will start in that role on Monday. She spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the program and its curriculum on the NWACC campus last week.
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As temperatures rise later in April, a familiar sound will fill northwest Arkansas’ forests and grasslands: the raucous buzz of cicadas. This year’s crop will be different for some parts of the country. For the first time in more than 200 years, two particular cicada species will emerge from the earth simultaneously, producing a swarm of trillions. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis sat down with University of Arkansas entomology instructor Austin Jones to learn more about cicadas and this year’s historic population boom.
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Late last year, the Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society utilized amateur bird watchers to gather vital local data for scientific analyses. The initiative is called a bird count. The count’s leader was ornithologist Mitchell Pruitt, who joined Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis in the Bruce and Anne Applegate News Studio One after he finished compiling data to explain what these newly gathered statistics might mean for birds in our backyard- and across the nation.
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Earlier this week, we heard from Ozarks at Large reporter Jack Travis about the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust’s effort to protect 10,000 acres of land in the region. Jack visited Wilson Springs Preserve with Marson Nance, the land trust’s director of stewardship and research, to learn more about the landscape and why its preservation is vital for maintaining Northwest Arkansas’ original scenery.
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The federal government recently granted $650,000 to University of Arkansas-based U.S. Geological Survey research ecologist Caleb Roberts to help combat the threat of invasive species. Roberts is leading a research project to develop an early detection and extirpation system for exotic species that harm native ecosystems. The team will initially focus research on cogon grass, the seventh worst weed in the world and a newcomer to the Natural State.
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Jamestown Crag is an outdoor climbing area just north of Batesville. Landon Downing shares the story of how he and The Nomads worked together with a private company out of Wisconsin to preserve access to this unique area for outdoor recreation.
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Ozarks at Large's resident outdoor recreation aficionado Jack Travis joins Matthew Moore to discuss some fun outdoor pursuits perfect for seeing fall foliage and taking advantage of mild temperatures.
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The Arkansas Climbers Coalition and other organizations work together to solidify the climbing industry in Arkansas and increase accessibility for those new to the sport.
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A quick outline of news includes an Arkansas Congressional takes on the debt ceiling negotiations, an upcoming chance to learn about Ozark glades and an online celebration of Arkansas novelist Charles Portis.
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In KUAF's outline of the news: Washington County hosting a failure-to-appear clinic, a discussion about caves in the Ozarks taking place in Harrison and two more SEC track and field championships for Arkansas.