AGFC Celebrates 100 Years of Conservation

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s mission is to conserve and enhance Arkansas’s fish and wildlife and their habitats while promoting sustainable use, public understanding and support.

I’m proud to live in a state that’s celebrating a century of conservation. Arkansas is The Natural State and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission works diligently to ensure it remains true to its name through habitat management, fish stocking, hunting and fishing regulations, educational programs, and a host of other ways.

From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, you can celebrate with AGFC at Centennial Celebration Open Houses held throughout the state. Enjoy refreshments, activities for the whole family, and maybe even snag a free Partners in Conservation Hat. Some of the activities include plant swaps, archery, fish feeding, eagle feeding, painting shorebird decoys, fishing, and hiking.

Here are the locations with planned activities for that day. Click on individual listings for more details.

• Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center
  600 East Lawson Road, Jonesboro | 870-933-6787
• Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center
  1400 Black Dog Road, Pine Bluff | 870-534-0011
• Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center
  8300 Wells Lake Road, Fort Smith | 479-452-3993
• Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center
  602 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock | 501-907-0636
• Ponca Elk Education Center
  Highway 43, Ponca | 870-861-2432
• Potlatch Conservation Education Center at Cook’s Lake
  625 Cooks Lake Road, Casscoe | 870-241-3373
• Joe Hogan State Fish Hatchery
  23 Joe Hogan Lane, Lonoke | 877-676-6963
• William Donham State Fish Hatchery
  3587 U.S. Hwy. 67 West, Corning | 877-857-3876

AGFC is planning a series of special events on other dates throughout the year as well. Here’s a look at what’s happening so far.