The Latest News
News Categories
Visitor Finds 9-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
2nd largest found there since 1972 (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — On Labor Day, Kevin Kinard, a 33-year-old bank branch manager from Maumelle, Ark., visited Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park and found the second-largest diamond found in the park’s history. Kinard has visited the Crater of Diamonds fairly regularly since first going there on a second-grade field trip, despite having never found a diamond. This trip was to turn out differently.Kinard and his friends brought equipment with them to wet sift, but Kinard preferred surface searching. “I only wet sifted for about 10 minutes before I started walking up and down
Visitor Finds 9-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
2nd largest found there since 1972 (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — On Labor Day, Kevin Kinard, a 33-year-old bank branch manager from Maumelle, Ark., visited Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park and found the second-largest diamond found in the park’s history. Kinard has visited the Crater of Diamonds fairly regularly since first going there on a second-grade field trip, despite having never found a diamond. This trip was to turn out differently.Kinard and his friends brought equipment with them to wet sift, but Kinard preferred surface searching. “I only wet sifted for about 10 minutes before I started walking up and down
National Association of State Park Directors Names New Officers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) has named a new leadership team to help guide the organization
Significant Damage to Fitton Cave Discovered at Buffalo National River
Harrison, Ark. – In August 2020, Buffalo National River staff discovered significant damage at Fitton Cave in Buffalo National River in Newton County. Individuals involved in this
National Association of State Park Directors Names New Officers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) has named a new leadership team to help guide the organization
Significant Damage to Fitton Cave Discovered at Buffalo National River
Harrison, Ark. – In August 2020, Buffalo National River staff discovered significant damage at Fitton Cave in Buffalo National River in Newton County. Individuals involved in this
Subscribe to the Arkansas Outside E-News Mailing List
Upcoming Events
