Arkansas Wild explores flintknapping — the ancient craft of shaping stone into tools — through Hot Springs knapper Phil Iacobacci, whose passion for knap-ins, Arkansas novaculite and Indigenous history keeps this thousands-year-old tradition alive one careful strike at a time.

Arkansas Wild’s columnist reflects on the Jungle Boater canoe race — now in its 45th year on the Mulberry River — as the perfect Arkansas springtime tradition, equal parts race, reunion, campout and celebration of another season survived.

Richard Davies transformed Arkansas State Parks from a chronically underfunded system — literally managed with cigar boxes — into a nationally admired institution. A decade into retirement, the former director still hunts Petit Jean Mountain with a handmade Arkansas flintlock rifle.

Arkansas Wild’s spring road trip guide explores the Arkansas River Valley, highlighting three mountaintop state parks, historic highways, world-class paddling on the Mulberry and Piney, craft breweries, Fort Smith’s frontier history and some of the state’s best fishing.

Arkansas Wild explores flintknapping — the ancient craft of shaping stone into tools — through Hot Springs knapper Phil Iacobacci, whose passion for knap-ins, Arkansas novaculite and Indigenous history keeps this thousands-year-old tradition alive one careful strike at a time.

The Spring 2026 issue of Arkansas Wild features “River Valley Roundup,” a crossword packed with deer camp slang, hunting traditions, and Arkansas inside jokes. Grab a copy or play online at arktimespubs.com.