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SIMMONS FIRST FOUNDATION DONATES $20,000 FOR
ADA KAYAK LAUNCH

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LAND DONATION FOR A
PUBLIC WETLANDS PARK !!

White Oak Bayou Wetlands Conservancy has received a donation of 16.89 acres along Devoe Bend of White Oak Bayou for the development of a public wetlands park with ADA kayak/canoe launch, hiking trail, parking, restroom facilities, educational signage, wetland demonstrations (rain garden, bioswale, retention pond), and a wildlife viewing deck in the 72113 zip code area where there is currently no public access to White Oak Bayou. The Conservancy is working with Pulaski County and the Cities of Maumelle and North Little Rock to develop the park. Click on the donation button below and put "Wetlands Park" in the "ADD A NOTE" section to donate funds for this project.

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BEAUTIFICATION OF WHITE OAK BAYOU NEAR

MAUMELLE'S CCOA BY SOFTBALL FIELDS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO REMOVE DEBRIS ALONG WHITE OAK BAYOU IN MAUMELLE'S COUNTRY CLUB OF ARKANAS. MEET AT THE DIAMOND CENTER SOFTBALL FIELD PARKING LOT AT 1 PM AND BRING WORK OR GARDEN GLOVES AND WEAR WATERPROOF B00TS. EARN YOUR SCHOOL VOLUNTEER HOURS OR SCOUT BADGE! MINORS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT (PARENT/TEACHER/LEADER). TO REGISTER CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE OR SCAN THE QR CODE IN THE IMAGE ABOVE.

The Arkansas Dept. of Agriculture awards $5,000 Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Grant for planting wetland trees in Burns Park

On November 23, 2024, White Oak Bayou Wetlands Conservancy and 36 volunteers planted over 450 wetland trees near White Oak Bayou in tornado damaged Burns Park with the assistance of Holloway Engineering, NLR Parks & Recreation and the NLR Tree Board. Funding for this initiative was made possible by the USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division, North Little Rock City Council members Ron Harris and Steve Baxter of Ward 3, and North Little Rock Tourism.