SPRING GREETINGS from South Fork

A conservancy project of the Gates Rogers Foundation

962 Bachelor Road, off Hwy 330 in Choctaw, AR | 501-745-6444

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From monarch butterfly conservation, to arts & crafts workshops at historic Riddle Cabin, you can help the Nature Center and contribute to the legacy of our beautiful region's natural history.

Conservation & education outreach need your support YEAR-ROUND. Please consider a tax-deductible donation.

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Sadly, due to the risks associated with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and some complaints of groups not adhering to the social distancing policy, the Gates Rogers Foundation board has voted to close the Nature Center through the month of April, 2020.

We will re-evaluate the status again the first of May. We feel that we will be supporting the Governor’s policy for Arkansas with this decision.

We don’t make this decision easily and hope to see the community back at the Nature Center once it reopens.

Please follow our website or Facebook for the latest updates. Thank you, and be well!

We DO encourage as much "nature time" as possible during this stressful season! When choosing your outdoor activities, please be courteous of others and practice SOCIAL DISTANCING.

Spring Scavenger Hunt

Know a place in the woods where you can be surrounded by the signs of spring? Click the image for a Printable "Scavenger Hunt Challenge" to use on your own. We think you'll find most of these items across the woodlands of Arkansas!

Board Spotlight

BOB VERBOON

We are proud to welcome long-time docent and experienced educator to our GRF board!

Member of Arkansas Master Naturalists since 2013

President - Foothills Chapter Master Naturalists

Avid Fly Fisher

Amateur Taxidermist

Graduated with B.S. 1968 Fresno State University
Major: Animal Science; Minor: Biological Sciences

M.A. 1976 San Jose State University-Vocational Education

Graduate work at U of A and Oklahoma State University

45 years in Vocational Education; California as a Vocational Agriculture teacher; State Departments of Vocational Education in Arkansas and Oklahoma State Department of Career and Technical Education.

Retired in 2000 and worked several educational positions, including Executive Director of the Arkansas Association of Technical Educators, teaching at an Alternative School and driving a school bus until finally retiring in 2015.

The Wall of Birds Project is a one-of-a-kind celebration of the world of birds. Envisioned by Cornell Lab ornithologists to showcase biodiversity and evolutionary change, the project features 270 species from all surviving bird families accompanied by a ghostly parade of extinct ancestors.

Artist Jane Kim and her colleagues from Ink Dwell studio brought the mural to life on the largest wall in the Cornell Lab’s visitor center—painting each life-sized bird in colorful detail.

To carry the mural’s message beyond the people who come to the Cornell Lab visitor center, the Lab has built an online interactive feature as part of Bird Academy. Viewers are now able to explore the mural through high-resolution images, learn the basics about each of the bird families of the world, and explore collections of some of the most impressive and outrageous birds on the planet.

Save the Date!

2020 Pollinator Event

Saturday, June 20 at South Fork

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