Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Bill Jones, CEO of Sissy’s Log Cabin and Arkansas Game and Fish commissioner, has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Education Advisory Council. The council advises the EPA on environmental education activities, programs and policies under the …

The 35th annual Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet, sponsored by the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation, will again honor those who protect the “natural” in the Natural State. Presented by Banded, the event is slated for Aug. 29 at …

Steve Kueter of Paragould is the newest member of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. His appointment was announced by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday. Kueter (pronounced KEE-ter) will serve a seven-year term, ending June 30, 2033. He replaces …

Grayson Goss and Wally Wolcott of Hot Springs Lakeside High School ran away with the senior division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation’s eighth annual Commissioners’ Cup presented by Xpress Boats. The competition took place May 16 on Lake …

Two Arkansas archers topped a field of youth archers from across the country at a national competition in Kentucky May 7-9. Travis Cook of Lead Hill High School won first place in the bullseye competition, and Cash Hignight of Magnet …

Feature image above: The site of the future slackwater harbor at Van Buren. (Photo courtesy of WAPDD) Water and wastewater sometimes flow under the radar when the subject turns to major infrastructure needs. Arkansas’ updated water and wastewater needs assessment …

Plans for the Bayou Bartholomew Water Trail as an outdoor tourism destination at Pine Bluff were outlined recently at the Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce banquet. Construction on the $16.2 million project is expected to begin later this year. …

When Doug Schoenrock talks about the issues facing Arkansas’ outdoors, wild spaces and game, he is not exactly plowing virgin soil. Schoenrock is the 20th director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and much of what he faces in …

Having only taken over as chief of education for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission a little more than 18 months ago, Mary Beth Hatch is still one of the newer faces at the agency. One might never know that, …

Waterfowl hunter and country music superstar Riley Green put his money where his mouth was Nov. 22, raising $100,000 for waterfowl habitat in The Natural State at the second annual Duckman Jam concert, held at Simmons Bank Arena. The concert …