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Within the System of Natural Areas are sites that represent some of the best, and last, remaining examples of the state’s original natural landscape. Natural areas are special places that protect rare natural communities and provide vital habitat for a host of plant and animal species, some of which are considered to be rare, threatened, or endangered. Locate one of our 79 natural areas below.

 

Downs Prairie Natural Area

Downs Prairie Natural Area
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Natural Areas
Division
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Acres
28.2
Year Added
2000
Hunting Allowed?
No
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Featured by
ANHC
Location
Prairie County
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Downs Prairie Natural Area is one of the few remnants of tallgrass prairie left in the Grand Prairie of eastern Arkansas (Mississippi Alluvial Plain). The natural area contains a diverse assemblage of wildflowers including Indian paintbrush, ashy sunflower, and white wild indigo. The area also supports several plant species that were probably once more common across this part of the state, such as prairie evening-primrose. Downs Prairie supports the largest documented remaining population of prairie mole crickets in the Grand Prairie. Prior to settlement, more than 400,000 acres of tallgrass prairie occurred across the Grand Prairie region. Today, less than one percent of those prairies remain.

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DIRECTIONS

From DeValls Bluff travel approximately 1.5 miles west on U.S. Highway 70.

HUNTING

Hunting is prohibited on this natural area.

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