Hikers walk military park
Ozark Hill Hikers, affiliated with the American Volkssport Association, will hold a walk Saturday at Pea Ridge National Military Park.
Distances of 5or 10 kilometers are available. Routes are on pavement and dirt trails. Register at the visitor center from 9:30 to 10 a.m. The walk begins at 10 a.m.
Audubon sets field trip
Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society will host a field trip at 9 a.m. Feb. 3 along the Eagle Watch Nature Trail at Swepco Lake. Meet in the parking lot one mile west of Gentry on Arkansas 12.
Anyone interested in birds is welcome. The trip involves an easy one-half mile walk to the lake to see bald eagles and waterfowl. Birders will also visit a prairie area for a chance to see songbirds.
Call Joe Neal, 479-521-1858 for details.
Trees focus of trek
A guided tree identification hike on the Back 40 trails in Bella Vista will be held at 2 p.m. on Feb. 10.
Chris and Eleanor Jones, Northwest Arkansas master naturalists, will lead the hike. Hikers will learn to identify trees in their dormant winter state.
All participants are welcome. The hike is on the SBAT trail from Bedford Lane crossing to the Lake Ann Trailhead. Distance is 2.25 miles, rated moderate.
Repairs open launch area
A popular canoe and kayak launch site at Beaver Lake has been repaired after flooding in April.
A gravel road at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area leads to the back of scenic Van Winkle Hollow on Beaver Lake. The road has been repaired and paddlers may access the launch site.
To get there, go to the intersection of Arkansas 12 and Arkansas 303 in the park. Drive north on Arkansas 303 one-quarter mile to the first gravel road on the right. Follow it for one mile to the lake.
Sports on 01/23/2018