Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Don't miss out on this chance to get the Arkansas Wildlife 2024-25 calendar! Subscribe by Aug. 31 and help support conservation for The Natural State. 📆 Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gCkMqeTv #agfc #conservation #arkansaswildlife #magazine

AGFC is hiring! 🎉 Looking to join our team? New positions are now live! To apply and learn more about available opportunities, click here 📲: https://jobs.agfc.com/ AGFC Biologist II Class Code: Q395U Position Number: 22183305 Application Closes: July 23, 2024  Location: Springdale Division: Private Lands Habitat AGFC Academics Afield Intern / UAPB / Extra Help Class Code: Q302U Position Number: 22096350 Application Closes: July 26, 2024  Location: Pine Bluff Division: Education AGFC Education Program Specialist Class Code: Q302U Position Number: 22096410 Application Closes: July 29, 2024  Location: Lonoke Division: Education AGFC Education Statewide Coordinator Class Code: Q296U Position Number: 22096220 Application Closes: August 2, 2024  Location: Little Rock Division: Education AGFC Education Program Specialist Class Code: Q302U Position Number: 22124706 Application Closes: August 8, 2024  Location: Fort Smith Division: Education AGFC Biological Technician I / Extra Help Class Code: Q337U Position Number: 22077986 Application Closes: August 12, 2024  Location: Brinkley Division: Fisheries AGFC Administrative Specialist - Extra Help Class Code: Q339U Position Number: 22077985 Application Closes: August 19, 2024  Location: Pine Bluff Division: Education AGFC Invasive Carp Removal Specialist / Extra Help Class Code: Q337U Position Number: 22150618 Application Closes: August 30, 2024  Location: Hazen Division: Fisheries #agfc #jobopportunity #conservation #hiring #jobs #biologist #education #fisheries #privatelands

AGFC works with private landowners to open new water for angling, read here: https://lnkd.in/gHi7T-5G Anglers looking for a new honey hole may be able to score some fishing time at a few new private waters this year, thanks to three landowners who joined the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Public Access to Private Waters initiative. 🎣 Public access to water is abundant in Arkansas, but there’s always room to add a few more places to wet a line in The Natural State, so the AGFC developed a practice in its new Conservation Incentive Program to do just that. #agfc #conservation #landowners #privatewaters #publicaccess #cip

Wildlife-inspired murals draw attention to Little Rock nature center, read here: https://lnkd.in/gvM8eYgj The Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center in Little Rock provided plenty of canvas space for a recently unveiled collection of murals. 🎨 Work by Fayetteville artist Jason Jones was revealed to the public June 24 on four exterior walls of the center at 602 President Clinton Ave. in the River Market District. The images feature fauna native to Arkansas, including mockingbirds, crayfish, opossum, catfish, eastern wild turkey, bobcats and other species, all set among backgrounds of natural habitats drawn by Jones. #agfc #conservation #mural #naturecenter #nativefauna

Happy National Catfish Day! 🎉 These important fish are present in almost all Arkansas waters and provide important recreational, commercial and subsistence fisheries across the state! Fun facts about catfish: -The commercial catfish industry was born in Arkansas 🎣 -Catfish species can be found in saltwater, freshwater and brackish water 💧 -The largest blue catfish recorded in the state was 116 lbs., 12 oz ⚖️ -Catfish use their characteristic whiskers, or barbels, to taste and smell 🐱 #agfc #conservation #catfish #nationalcatfishday

AGFC is hiring! 🎉 New positions are now open! Join our passionate team and continue efforts to protect, preserve and conserve Arkansas's fish and wildlife. To apply and learn more about available opportunities, click here 📲: https://jobs.agfc.com/ AGFC Administrative Specialist / Part-Time Class Code: Q339U Position Number: 22096377 Application Closes: June 17, 2024 Location: Jonesboro Division: Education AGFC Division Assistant Chief Class Code: Q260U Position Number: 22096409 Application Closes: July 3, 2024 Location: Little Rock Division: Wildlife Management AGFC Division Assistant Chief Class Code: Q260U Position Number: 22096308 Application Closes: July 3, 2024 Location: Little Rock Division: Wildlife Management AGFC Forester / Habitat Biologist (Biologist II) Class Code: Q395U Position Number: 22095826 Application Closes: July 19, 2024 Location: TBD Division: Wildlife Management #agfc #jobopportunity #conservation #hiring #jobs #biologist #education #wildlifemanagement

Arkansas has 69,000 miles of unpaved roads, according to the state’s Department of Agriculture, and there are also many more miles of unpaved roads that crisscross national forest lands. They may soon turn into an economic engine fueled by bicycle tourism. Organizers with the Ozark Foundation hope the Arkansas Graveler will become an annual event. The six-day ride stretches 340 miles from the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville to the Arkansas State University campus in Jonesboro. Ozark Foundation Arkansas Tourism Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Arkansas State Parks https://lnkd.in/g3bezvgG

In May, 12 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission leaders graduated from the inaugural Executive Leadership Academy program. This custom program provides practical knowledge and critical business knowledge so that these Arkansas leaders succeed as individuals and support their teams as they grow the Natural State of tomorrow.     We are incredibly thankful for their commitment to lifelong learning and their service to our state.      Congratulations to the graduates! Mike Cantrell, Chief of Operations David Castleberry, Chief Information Officer Garrick Dugger, Private Lands Habitat Division Chief Jim Goodhart, General Counsel Cory Gray, Research Division Chief Jana Hiland, Chief of Human Resources Tommy Laird, Fisheries Division Chief Tracy Moy, GIS Division Chief Luke Naylor, Wildlife Management Division Chief Jen Sheehan, Chief of Environmental Coordination Emily Shumate, Chief Financial Officer Keith Stephens, Chief of Communications    #ArkansasGameandFish #Leadership #Graduation #WaltonCollegeExecutiveEducation #LittleRock 

Looking to fish? 🐟 Grab your fishing rod and celebrate the 2024 Free Fishing Weekend! Residents and nonresidents may fish from Friday, June 7 at noon until midnight Sunday, June 9 without a fishing license or trout permit. Regulations for Arkansas waters apply; daily limits and slot and length limits must be observed. Take the whole family to visit one of our hatcheries for a derby and a delicious dinner. For more information, and to register for a fishing derby please visit: 📲 www.agfc.com/freefishing

AGFC to break down barriers with federal grant, read here: https://lnkd.in/gcMAfzKq Thanks to a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment of $2 million from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be able to tear down five stream barriers on the Robinson Fork of Little River, restoring stream connectivity to more than 150 miles of aquatic habitat in south Arkansas. The work will replace five low-water road crossings on property owned by Weyerhaeuser and Polk County with railcar bridges to open up year-round access for fish to move freely throughout the stream. 🐟 #agfc #conservation #federalgrant #streambarriers #aquatichabitat