The primary goal of this project is to restore and improve the quality of native tallgrass prairie and grassland, limestone glade, riparian and OAK woodland habitat on a total of 640 acres at six…

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission received a $201,112 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634) to restore and improve 640 acres of native tallgrass prairie and grassland, limestone glade, riparian and oak woodland habitat in Arkansas. The primary goal of the project is to increase the viability of species of greatest conservation need by reducing woody encroachment and invasive plant species over three years using prescribed fire and mechanical and chemical methods. Most work will be completed in the first two years with additional maintenance and monitoring in the third year. The Nature Conservancy will receive $123,000 in sub-award funding to restore prairie, woodland, and glade habitat for SGCN in three priority conservation opportunity areas. The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025.

The primary goal of this project is to restore and improve the quality of native tallgrass prairie and grassland, limestone glade, riparian and OAK woodland habitat on a total of 640 acres at six locations in the ozark highlands and arkansas valley by reducing woody encroachment and invasive plant species using prescribed fire and mechanical and chemical methods, thereby increasing viability of sgcn project completion will take three years, but most of the work will be implemented in the first two years with additional maintenance and monitoring in year three funds obligated to this project will be sub awarded to the nature conservancy