BRIEFLY: Wildflower Program Saturday

— Sharon Haley of War Eagle will present a free program on summer wildflowers at 2 p.m.

Saturday at the Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area visitor center.

Haley is the 1994 Arkansas Master Gardener of the Year and a wildflower expert.

Call the park at 479-789-5000 for details.

Reptile Experts To Bring Snakes

Live snakes will be part of a free program on reptiles set for 1 to 3 p.m. June 30 at Lake Fort Smith State Park. Snake experts Brad Burchfield and Jeremy Sloan will bring snakes for viewing and will lead a hike into the woods to look for reptiles.

Call the park at 479-369-2469 for details.

Lake Fort Smith Offers Star Party

A night of stargazing with the Arkansas-Oklahoma Astronomical Society will start at 7 p.m. Saturday at Lake FortSmith State Park.

The event begins in the visitor center, then moves to the marina boat ramp near dark. Society members will provide telescopes for viewing.

Stargazers may bring their own scopes and binoculars, as well as lawn chairs and blankets.

Plan to see star clusters, planets and galaxies. Call the park at 479-369-2469.

Number Gives Information

The White River below Beaver Dam flows clear and cold and is one of most popular places to fish during summer.

Rainbow and brown trout thrive in the ice-cold water.

Some anglers prefer to fish for trout when there is little current. Others drift-fish in a boat during power generation at Beaver Dam. The big question from anglers is, “Are they generating?” The answer is a phone call away.

Call 417-336-5083. The recording says how many generators are running at Beaver and Table Rock Dams and the river levels.

Outdoor, Pages 6 on 06/21/2012

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