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Seventh Eastern Old-Growth Conference Ancient Forest and Endangered Species Science and Conservation in the South-central United States
The Peabody Hotel Conway Lecture Hall
Little Rock, Arkansas March 24-25, 2006
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Field trip: Bayou DeView and the Dagmar Wildlife Management Area
NOTE: WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DEPART THE PEABODY ENTRY FOR THE FIELD TRIP AT 9 A.M. SHARP--PLEASE BE AT THE HOTEL AWAITING THE BUSES BY 8:45 A.M.!!
A one day field trip is being planned to see the old-growth cypress-tupelo remnants at Bayou DeView near Brinkley, Arkansas. Dr. David Stahle will lead the tour and discuss the research program he and his students are conducting in this unique habitat. This landscape, though long neglected, has recently received considerable prominence with the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in this part of the Big Woods of Arkansas.
Those interested in participating in this field tour need to indicate so on their registration form so we can arrange for the transportation. We will leave downtown Little Rock at 9 a.m. (SHARP!!) from the Peabody Hotel, and ride tour buses to the tour location. We anticipate a tour that will take a number of hours, and caution people that the woods can be challenging to walk through, especially if it has been wet. Other hazards like poison ivy, biting/stinging insects, and poisonous snakes are possible. People will also need to provide their own lunches and bug spray, and wear appropriate clothing and footwear (and rain gear--we go, rain or shine, muddy or not).
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remarkable baldcypress in the old-growth tupelo-cypress
forest along Bayou DeView in eastern Arkansas. Tree-ring research has
revealed the 800-1000 year-old baldcypress at Bayou DeView to be the
oldest surviving trees in Arkansas. This tree measured 2.6 meters in
diameter at 2 meters above the ground.