Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, new enrollment numbers at the University of Arkansas; university officials announced this morning another record year for enrollment at the state's flagship campus. Plus, the testing isn't as often as it used to be, but there is still research being conducted on Arkansas deer for chronic wasting disease. We take a look at that and new hunting regulations as deer season approaches. And, the band Olassa performs inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, new enrollment numbers at the University of Arkansas; university officials announced this morning another record year for enrollment at the state's flagship campus. Plus, the testing isn't as often as it used to be, but there is still research being conducted on Arkansas deer for chronic wasting disease. We take a look at that and new hunting regulations as deer season approaches. And, the band Olassa performs inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Olassa, a three-person band from Kansas, recently came to northwest Arkansas and the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
Yes, Becca Martin Brown says, the football season begins this weekend in Fayetteville. But there are so many other things to do before and after kickoff.
With autumn around the corner, hunting season will soon begin. But with the new season comes some new rules and regulations.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses the latest unemployment figures and how bloggers have made an impact on the Arkansas political landscape this month.The chief political scientist at UALR says that Lt. Gov. Mark Darr's decision to drop out of the race for Congress isn't overly surprising, as the political climate in Arkansas has recently been rife with scandal. And, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is working with other agencies to convert farmland back into woodlands and wetlands.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, how a growing human population is also causing Arkansas's deer population to grow. Plus, from quidditch to rugby, almost any sport you can imagine is offered to University of Arkansas students, and the challenges of growing fruit in Northwest Arkansas.
More than two dozen club sports exist on the University of Arkansas campus, and this week the bowling, skeet and other squads were looking for new members.
We speak with an urban wildlife biologist from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on the increased number of deer in Arkansas.
For years, organic farmer Guy Ames grew conventional varieties of fruits in Newton and Washington Counties. But he was forced to abandon farming, after watching his orchards collapse from disease and pests. Ten years later, he’s farming again, cultivating hardy Ozarks-adapted apples, grapes, paw paws, pears as well as novel drought-tolerant fruit tree stock to sell to local growers. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to visit orchardist, Guy Ames.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, we visit Fayetteville's first community orchard. Plus, plans for a 60-year-old church in Cave Springs, our Sunday morning montage and more.
There are swallows. Then there are swallows. One flock prefers human habitat, the other wilderness. Here, Joe Neal vividly illustrates the differences. Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.
This week, the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission awarded the Fayetteville Underground $55,000 for renovations.
Arkansas unemployment fell in April, several public officials are banding together to campaign against a pair of initiatives that could put questions about casino gambling in front of Arkansas voters, the Arkansas softball team prepares for the NCAA Tournament and more.
“Music for Mallet Instruments” by: Steve Reich
This spring, a group of Arkansas political activists associated with “Occupy Wall Street” in Little Rock launched a ballot initiative to amend the state's campaign finance and lobbying law, organized around the state motto “Regnat Populus,” which means “The People Rule.”
Block Avenue business are throwing a block party Sunday to celebrate their street and remind Fayetteville residents to shop locally.
