Hike 'round the mountain
Hill 'n Dale Hiking Club will hike Wednesday at the Round Top Mountain Trail in Jasper. The distance is 3.5 miles. Interested hikers may email [email protected] for more details. Club information is available at bvhikingclub.com.
Calling all ducks
A free program on basic duck calling will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Janet Huckabee River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith. Michael Meredith, an avid duck hunter, will teach basic calling techniques. Each participant will get a duck call to keep, or they may bring their own calls. Registration is required. Call (501) 710-6285 to register.
Cash for carp
An effort to reduce the number of grass carp in Bella Vista lakes comes with a chance to win a monthly $100 prize. Bella Vista Property Owners Association members and their guests may remove grass carp with hook and line or bowfishing.
Anglers taking a grass carp should register their catch with the lakes ranger at (479) 876-9581 or the fisheries staff, (479) 855-5068. Each catch is good for a ticket that's entered into a monthly drawing for a $100 prize. The more carp taken the more tickets one receives. The contest ends Friday.
All fishing in Bella Vista, hook and line or bowfishing, is open only to Property Owners Association members and their guests.
Help, hike at Logan preserve
The Ozark Society Sugar Creek chapter will host invasive species removal, a hike and lunch at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 14 at Logan Springs Preserve south of Highfill. Chas McCoy, a watershed specialist with The Nature Conservancy, will work with volunteers and provide tools. Volunteers should bring work gloves, water and lunch.
Goose is cooked
Learn various ways to cook waterfowl during a free program at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Janet Huckabee River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith. Call (501) 710-6285 to register.
Name that duck
A free program on duck identification will be at 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Hunt Family Nature Center in Springdale. Participants will learn the differences between dabbling and diving ducks, their unique characteristics and how to use eBird to find local waterfowl viewing hot spots.
Waterfowl hunt for families
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a guided duck hunt for women and families, tentatively set for Dec. 31. Hunters will meet at 5 a.m. at the Janet Huckabee River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith. Advanced registration is required. Contact Karen Westcamp-Johnson, [email protected], for more information and registration information.
Burn shoreline driftwood
The Army Corps of Engineers Beaver Lake office is accepting applications from adjacent landowners to burn driftwood and other flood debris on public land around Beaver Lake through Aug. 15, 2026.
Property owners must obtain written permission from the Corps before conducting any burning or debris removal. Corps officials will evaluate each request on a case-by-case basis. Standing vegetation may not be cut, burned or removed. Call the Beaver Lake office in Rogers at (479) 636-1210 to apply or for more information.
Grand slamma jamma
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission invites anglers to fish for a 2025 Grand Slam Award. Resident and nonresident anglers of any age are eligible to participate. Catch at least one trout, bass, catfish, sunfish and crappie during 2025. There is no minimum size requirement on any fish.
Bass can be any species called bass such as largemouth bass, striped bass or white bass. Submit a photo and information about each fish to qualify. Grand Slam winners get a colorful Grand Slam Award sticker. Once all five species are caught and photographed, visit agfc.com/grandslam to submit photos and details.
Email [email protected] for more information or call (501) 604-3962.