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The 8 “Ates” Hike
The 8 “Ates” Hike
How does wildlife survive the cold winter months? Hibernate is just one of the “ates”!
Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife
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Living Healthy in Nature: Depression and Watchable Wildlife
Living Healthy in Nature: Depression and Watchable Wildlife
This month meet at the Schmieding Center for a discussion on depression and watchable wildlife.
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Black Bear Hike
Black Bear Hike
Black Bears were once so plentiful in Arkansas that our state was known as the Bear State.
Primitive Skills Workshop #4 – Animal Tracking
Primitive Skills Workshop #4 – Animal Tracking
Ages 8 and up.
In order to successfully hunt animals for food, or to help identify any potential predators in your area that could put your family in danger, you need to be able to identify animal tracks.
Tale of the Turtle
Tale of the Turtle
Join Park Interpreter Steve while you learn some interesting facts about these reptile friends.
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U.F.O. (Unidentified Forest Object) Challenge
U.F.O. (Unidentified Forest Object) Challenge
Look at some mysterious objects found in the forests around Hobbs, see if you can identify them, then learn more about them from Park Interpreter Steve. Meet in the Discovery Classroom at the Visitor Center.
Puffballs in the Sky
Puffballs in the Sky
Is a cloud just a cloud? No sir! Clouds can tell us things. Clouds can do things.
Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
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Have You Eaten Any Sunlight Today?
Have You Eaten Any Sunlight Today?
Did you know plants are sugar factories that feed us and all sorts of other animals?
Return of the Eagles
Return of the Eagles
There are some great conservation success stories from the last century, and the return of the Bald Eagle is one of those.
Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
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Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
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Eagle Watch Tour with a Photography Emphasis
Eagle Watch Tour with a Photography Emphasis
Join wildlife photographer Tim Johnson on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to photograph bald eagles and other wildlife.
Ozark Plateau Trail Hike
Ozark Plateau Trail Hike
Do you know the destination of a trail? What about the purpose of “anting”?
The Ozark Chinquapin Tree
The Ozark Chinquapin Tree
Learn from Park Interpreter Steve why this rare tree, once common in the Ozarks, is so important and what we are doing at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area to try and save it.
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Hobbs History
Hobbs History
Sit back and relax with our park history guru, Park Interpreter Steve, to learn more about how and when this area became a state park, why we are designated as a Conservation Area, and other interesting history related to Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area.
Arkansas Symbols
Arkansas Symbols
Do you know the symbols of Arkansas? Some are easy, and others you probably have never heard of.
Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
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Winter Solstice Celebration
Winter Solstice Celebration
Celebrate the longest night of the year and the return of longer days during this program at the education pavilion!
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Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
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Survival Food
Survival Food
Join Park Interpreter Steve in a basic discussion on wild edible plants including what you need to know to survive if lost in the woods.
Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
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Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
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Christmas Bird Count for Kids
Christmas Bird Count for Kids
Families, join Park Interpreter Chris as we learn how to identify common birds, how to use binoculars (which we provide), and why we count the birds.
Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
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Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
1 event,
Eagle Watch Tour
Eagle Watch Tour
Join an interpreter on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to view and learn about our national symbol, the bald eagle, and other wildlife.
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Eagle Watch Tour with a Photography Emphasis
Eagle Watch Tour with a Photography Emphasis
Join wildlife photographer Tim Johnson on our pontoon boat as we cruise beautiful Beaver Lake to photograph bald eagles and other wildlife.
Tale of the Turtle
Tale of the Turtle
Join Park Interpreter Steve while you learn some interesting facts about these reptile friends.
Historic Van Winkle Hike
Historic Van Winkle Hike
Join Park Interpreter Steve on an easy 0.5-mile hike on an ADA accessible trail through the Historic Van Winkle Hollow.