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Within the System of Natural Areas are sites that represent some of the best, and last, remaining examples of the state’s original natural landscape. Natural areas are special places that protect rare natural communities and provide vital habitat for a host of plant and animal species, some of which are considered to be rare, threatened, or endangered. Locate one of our 79 natural areas below.

 

Huttig Pine Flatwoods Natural Area

Huttig Pine Flatwoods Natural Area
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Hunting Natural Areas
Division
Coastal Plain
Acres
1,376
Year Added
2019
Hunting Allowed?
Yes
Wildlife Management Area
Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMA
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Featured by
ANHC
Location
Union County
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Located in far southern Arkansas, Huttig Pine Flatwoods is comprised of Open Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods, a natural community that once covered approximately 1 million acres along the lower two terraces of the Saline and Ouachita rivers. Identified as the most endangered forested ecosystem in Arkansas, Open Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods have been altered by fire suppression, leading to a closed-canopy forest. Other areas have been converted to pine plantations, diminishing the diversity of these flatwoods. Open-Pine Flatwoods were historically dominated by widely spaced, mature pines with some scattered hardwoods. These woodlands have diverse prairie-like ground cover and support many plant and animal species of concern found primarily in this habitat. Huttig Pine Flatwoods provides direct protection to the largest population of the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis, RCW) in the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas.

DIRECTIONS

From Strong (Junction of Interstate 82 and State Highway 129) head east on Interstate 82 for approximately 5 miles. Turn left onto Jones Lake Road and travel 1.9 miles. Turn right to stay on Jones Lake Road for an additional 3.7 miles. The area is on the right side of the road.

HUNTING

Specific types of hunting are allowed on this natural area. For details, see the Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMA listing in the current Arkansas Hunting Guidebook. Take all necessary safety precautions when visiting this area.

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