This month, AMP takes a look at nonprofits and the culture of giving back to the community. Nonprofits work tirelessly to help those in the community who need it most, and many philanthropic corporations due their part as well. Their…
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Where The Wild Things Are: Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation Banquet Honors Conservationists
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaPictured above: Mandy and T.J. Lawhon (Photo by Jamie Lee) If you went into a lab to create the prototypical Arkansas couple, you’d probably come out with something very close to T.J. and Mandy Lawhon. The Little Rock husband-wife duo…
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Back to the Future: Game & Fish Corporate Partnership Stresses Conservation
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterThe commission stocks millions of fish each year in the state’s public waters. (Photos courtesy of AGFC) That the Europeans who first encountered Arkansas in the mid-16th century — much less the indigenous residents on whom they encroached and ultimately…
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AGFF Reveals Outdoor Hall of Fame Honorees
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation (AGFF) recently revealed its 2023 Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame inductees and the recipients of its Legacy Award and the Steve Smith Spirit of Giving Award. Honorees will be officially recognized during the Arkansas…
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Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation to Honor Five Conservationists at Banquet
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation will induct five great conservationists into its highly acclaimed Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame at a banquet on Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The five conservationists include Duane…
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Arkansas Game and Fish Announces Outdoor Hall of Fame, Legacy Honorees
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThis following is an update to an article originally published April 29, 2022. The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation announced earlier this year its 2022 Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame inductees and the recipient of its Legacy Award. Honorees will…
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Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Goes High-Tech for Tourney
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaWhen the coronavirus began shutting down most of American life a couple of months ago, Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation officials feared the worst for its Commissioners’ Cup high school bass fishing tournament. “We wanted to mitigate exposure and not…
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Arkansas’ Top Influencers 2020: Deke Whitbeck, Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas’ great outdoors are free for the asking but require substantial annual investment to stay clean, accessible and of sound habitat to support a wide range of plant and animal species. Among the many entities involved in this ongoing effort…