AGFC cleans up trash at Lake Wilhelmina
Jan. 25, 2023
MENA — AGFC staff and Polk County recently gave Lake Wilhelmina in Polk County a thorough cleaning after wildlife officers were informed of a growing trash problem accumulating around the 200-acre AGFC-owned lake.
Foundation cleaning up Cedar Mountain
Oct. 28, 2020
PARON — The Central Arkansas Chapter of the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation’s Arkansas Outdoor Society will host a special cleanup day from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Oct. 31 at the new Cedar Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Saline County.
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers step up with cleanups
Sept. 9, 2020
PARON — Many people have rediscovered the outdoors since COVID-19 arrived and forced most organized sports and gatherings to shut down. Record sales of fishing and camping equipment and crowded boat ramps and trailheads all speak to the renewed interest Arkansans have in our natural world. One conservation-minded group has gone the extra distance to help protect these resources amid the increased usage.
Arkansas volunteers honored by National Park Service
April 29, 2020
JASPER — Thousands of paddlers, hikers, anglers and other recreationists who enjoy moving water haul away tons of discarded metal, plastic and wooden debris from rivers and streams each year. Some outdoor groups organize cleanup days that attract hundreds of helpers.
Friends of Fourche Creek hosts cleanup
March 11, 2020
LITTLE ROCK – The Friends of Fourche Creek will host their annual cleanup from 9 a.m. until noon March 14.
Join the Great Arkansas Cleanup Sept. 8
Sept. 5, 2018
LITTLE ROCK – Each fall, Arkansas volunteers and organizers improve their communities by participating in the Great Arkansas Cleanup. Keep Arkansas Beautiful is encouraging Arkansans to organize their own community cleanup or participate in a cleanup of their choice.
Fourche Bottoms cleanup Saturday
March 7, 2018
LITTLE ROCK – The Friends of Fourche Creek will host their annual City Wide Cleanup, beginning at 8 a.m., March 10. All interested participants can meet inside the Arkansas State Fairgrounds northwest lot. Cleanup assignments will be made at the rally point (2600 Howard Street, Little Rock).