Yellowjacket Summer School
Docents lead 1st-9th Graders in Summer School Field Day
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We had a BLAST at our recent fun day with Clinton Summer School students & teachers! These Yellowjackets “buzzed” around with our docents on scavenger hunts, outdoor bingo, and ecology lessons.
No child left inside!
Call 501-745-6444 to schedule your group visit or outdoor enrichment activity.
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Trails Alive!
Photos from a South Fork walk with
Dr. Don Culwell
The wildflower gems pictured here include Red buckeye, Aesculus pavia; Red Bud, Cercis canadensis; Southern twain blade orchid, Listera australis; and Rose vervain, Verbena canadensis.
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Firm Foundations Homeschool Group
May 10, 2019
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A LESSON IN ENTOMOPHAGY
It's not what the average person would consider "grub"...but that's the weird science topic that our visitors from the Firm Foundations Home School Group explored at South Fork!
That’s exactly where Dori Cornelius brought 21 nature enthusiasts on May 10, 2019. For several in the group, it was their first hike at South Fork, and their first taste (myself included) of meal worm larvae. Many feigned temporary vegetarian status to avoid the peer pressure of consuming Top ‘Leaf’ grade 'A', precooked, flavored, and packaged edibles from Amazon. But no one missed out on the profound data associated with this lesser known dining habit...
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Foothills Master Naturalist Certifications
June 1, 2019
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June 1, 2019
A brand new batch of Master Naturalists! Dr. Culwell hosted a visit by some eager graduates of the Foothills Arkansas Master Naturalists program, sharing about plant & tree biology to everyone's delight! We enjoyed your visit to South Fork.
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South Fork Welcomes Special Guests from Greenbrier School & Counseling Associates
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Greenbrier school kids from grades 1-8 were on hand at SFNC with their Counseling Associate teachers on June 3-6; approximately 20 different students came each day to walk the trails with South Fork docents and study plant and animal life.
Lunchtime brought out sacks the students had brought with them; then each student skewered a hot dog on his fork and roasted it over the fire in the pavilion fire pit. So, all fed and feeling good, students returned to their studies in nature for the afternoon; some returned to a trail walk, others played a nature game, and some hiked to a circle of benches to learn more about the “out-of-doors.
Learning about the environment, the plants and animals and their ecology, and doing so in the outdoor classroom followed South Fork’s motto:
“No child left inside to stamp out the nature deficit syndrome...more sun-time and less screen-time!”
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Shout out to our trail maintenance team led by Don Culwell, Bob Verboon, Chris Graham and Charles Thompson! They've been busy as bees removing fallen trees from the trails this summer. Also, Philip Miron dutifully cuts the grass on the trails and the side of the road coming into South Fork.
Thanks boys, we couldn't do it without YOU!
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Nature-Friendly Zone!
All visitors are asked to be respectful of the natural world, other visitors,
and our hard-working nature team, so others find the Nature Center just as you found it :)
Please leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but photos & memories.
Thank you!
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The Nature Center's 2 miles of beautifully maintained walking trails are open year-round! Located on Bachelor Road off Hwy 330 in Choctaw, near Greers Ferry Lake.
Click the map for driving directions to our front gate.
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