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On today's show, preparation is underway for a city-wide clean-up day in Fayetteville. Also, a life with "To Kill a Mockingbird." Plus, the Fort Smith Symphony teams up with Captain Kirk.
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The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is holding public meetings to get input on updates to the state's renewed water plan.
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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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If you remove a certain invasive species this spring, the city of Fayetteville will reward you with a free native tree or shrub. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with urban forester John Scott to learn more about the city’s invasive plant bounty program and this year's target: English Ivy.
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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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On today's show, a group of hobbyists turned scientists help count birds in northwest Arkansas. Also, the oddities of celebrating an annual event every four years. Plus, a farewell from the chief.
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Two University of Arkansas students recently placed at the top of a textile design contest with a unique prompt - use only sustainable materials made of soy.
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This January was frigid across Arkansas. The state saw several inches of snow, a layer of ice, and sub-zero temperatures numerous times. So what does this cold stretch tell us about the status of climate change globally?
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Last December, the Game and Fish Commission’s northwest Arkansas staff took advantage of low water levels in Beaver Lake to add new fish habitat sites to the reservoir.
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Sometimes solutions for major environmental problems are simple and come from unlikely places… like the floor of a barbershop. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis visited a salon in Fayetteville that is donating hair clippings to serve a greater purpose.