August Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission Meeting
National Register Training
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will hold a training on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
The training will address questions such as: What does it mean to have my property listed on the National Register? What are the criteria to have a property added to the National Register? Does National Register listing limit how I can remodel my house? How do I nominate my property for listing?
Leading the training is Ralph Wilcox, national register and survey coordinator and deputy state historic preservation officer for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. “The National Register of Historic Places is a program of the National Park Service that is administered in Arkansas by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program,” notes Wilcox. “The National Register is the country’s official list of historic resources that are worthy of preservation, and listing a property on the National Register brings recognition to a property’s architectural or historical significance. In addition, listing a property on the National Register often opens up financial incentives for historic preservation.”
To register for the training, please contact Ralph S. Wilcox of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program at (501) 324-9787 or by email. The training is free but is limited to 20 participants.
More details about the National Register of Historic Places can be found here.
Depot Discovery Day – July
Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, July 19, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be “The Pledge of Allegiance” by Norman Pearl.
Theme: Stars, Stripes & Story Time! Celebrating unity and community through the pledge.
Special Guest: Arkansas Scouts
Games/Art/Activity:
Stars and Stripes Scavenger Hunt
Learning Flag etiquette
How to become a Scout
Flag Cookie Decorating
Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].
Depot Discovery Day – December
Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, December 20, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be “The Nutcracker in Harlem” by T.E. McMorrow.
Theme: Holiday Traditions through a Delta lens.
Games/Art/Activity:
Candy Cane Relay
Guess the Holiday Song
Paint-your-own wooden ornaments
Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].
Depot Discovery Day – November
Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, November 15, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be “Grandma’s Thanksgiving Dinner” by Maria Hoskins.
Theme: Thanksgiving in the Delta
Games/Art/Activity:
Cooking demo
Family Tree painting/collage
Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].
Depot Discovery Day – October
Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, October 18, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be from “We are Water Protectors” by Carol Lindstrom.
Theme: Mississippi River history & water preservation education
Special Guest: Living Waters
Games/Art/Activity:
“What’s in the River? Fishing Game
Folded paper steamboats
Big wave painting on canvas
Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].
Depot Discovery Day – September
Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, September 20, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be “Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall” by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson.
Theme: In observance of “United States Marshal’s Bicentennial Day.”
Special Guest: U.S. Marshall Jeremy Hammons
Games/Art/Activity:
Presentation by U.S. Marshall Jeremy Hammons
Wanted Poster Relay game
Bean Bag Trivia Toss
Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].
Depot Discovery Day – August
Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, August 16, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be “Farming” by Gail Gibbons.
Theme: Share Stories of Delta Farming Families.
Special Guest: A representative from a farm supply organization.
Games/Art/Activity:
Agri Ed and planting demonstration
Planting bean sprouts
Nature Gel prints – printmaking
Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].
DCC Summer Blues and Arts Camp
Attendees participate in hands-on-instruction in guitar, harmonica, and songwriting. Working in small groups, students will reinterpret stories by crafting rod puppets from fabric and cardboard. The week will culminate in a final showcase where blues music and folklore storytelling come together, as participants bring to life what they learned.
Living Craft Saturday, July
A Patriotic Reopening of the Hinderliter
