About 90% of land in Arkansas is privately owned. While this is a tremendous opportunity for residents to own tracts of land with abundant wildlife, it also leaves the vast majority of natural resources in the hands of independent individuals with different interests, goals and means to carry out management, according to Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension…
Fish need somewhere to “hang out.” Providing them suitable habitat promotes a healthier fish community and often better fishing, according to Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. “Fish habitat is a term that includes just about anything a fish could hover around, within or underneath, and it even…
The application deadline for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/1890 National Scholars Program is March 1, Belinda Demmings, USDA liaison for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. The program awards scholarships to students attending one of 19 historically black land-grant universities. High school seniors entering their freshman year of college and rising college sophomores…
A researcher at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) has been providing Extension outreach and technical assistance to partners in East Africa. Dr. Sathish Kumar Ponniah, associate professor of plant science for UAPB, has been working with faculty and scientists at the University of Embu in Nairobi, Kenya and the University of Ngozi…
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