Arkansas Ecological Services Field Office

10/01/2025

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05/27/2020

If World Turtle Day last Saturday stirred your interest in Arkansas’s 16 turtle species, the summer edition of Arkansas Wildlife Federation​’s Arkansas Out-of-Doors magazine features an article by ANHC Aquatic Ecologist Dustin Lynch, "Turtles: A Closer Look". Read it here www.arwild.org/magazine or www.arwild.org/resources/AOOD_Summer20_final.pdf

05/20/2020

05/06/2020

A freshly molted, second instar monarch caterpillar. After molting, the caterpillars eat their molted skin before starting back on the milkweed.

04/27/2020

For graduating college seniors......The Service is hiring 44 GS-7 positions across the country. None are in Arkansas at this time, but the opportunity to move comes fairly often in a Federal agency. Check out the job posting at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/566670500 and https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/566670600.
Hope to see you as a colleague soon!

This vacancy announcement is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coordinated Hiring Initiative. One or more positions may be filled. You may apply for up to 5 duty stations. You must apply for each duty station in which you are interested.

04/23/2020

Meet the of Partners for Fish and Wildlife!

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04/22/2020

Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and learn ways to make a better planet for fish, wildlife and their habitat.

04/17/2020

This week we emphasized 2 important conservation efforts YOU can help with that affect the water's quality:



Tell us how you are working to improve water quality! Tag us in your posts and use the tag to let us know you are a partner in preserving the integrity of your rivers.

Learn more here: http://irwp.org/onlinelearningcenter/

04/17/2020

Enjoy this video as a nice tribute to a genuine, professional, outstanding man. Thank you Jon Wessman for all you have given to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners Program, and Arkansas Field Office. Best wishes in your well deserved retirement.

04/12/2020

There have been reports from across the world of bat culling in a misplaced attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. As an advocate for the protection of all nature, BirdLife is disseminating the following scientific update in order to clarify the facts and end this ecologically damaging practice.

04/01/2020

Last call for the Endangered Species Day Art Contest! The deadline is extended through midnight on April 5, so you've still got time to submit something. The K-2 and 7th-9th grade categories are still a bit sparse, so your entries are especially needed. You can just email them straight to me at [email protected]. More information on the listed and at-risk species (including monarch, Shinner's sunflower, and Illinois chorus frog) eligible for the contest can be found on our website- https://www.fws.gov/arkansas-es/esdaycontest.html. Looking forward to your work!

The 11th Annual Arkansas Endangered Species Day Art Contest provides students an opportunity to learn about endangered, threatened, and at-risk species. Students can express their knowledge, creativity, and support through art work. This contest is organized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s...

03/20/2020

In order to keep our staff safe during the COVID-19 crisis, the Conway office is open but unstaffed by ARFO employees at this time. We are continuing our mission from telework locations. Please reach us through email or cell so we can still serve you. Stay safe and be well, friends!