Grassy Lake, near McNab, has to be one of the most beautiful and fragile naturally formed bodies of water in Arkansas. I will post more on the flora of this swamp during the spring of 2009. These are some photos I shot this weekend. It is a shame that this habitat is being threatened by a local coal plant being built near the area. If nothing is done to protect Grassy Lake, its fate is sure to be grim. 
Photo by Silvia T.
This past Saturday, Silvia and I headed to Lake Sequoyah for an exciting and cold day of fishing. As we walked the trails around Lake Sequoyah, our ears and noses numb from the cold breeze through the tall Gleditsia triacanthos tress, I spotted a Botrychium dissectum at my feet! It was bronzed with touches of green. What a great sight to see. This isn't a protected species in Arkansas, but it is nice to see some diversity around all the Lonicera maackii. The Amur Honeysuckle is an invasive species in Arkansas. Just walk around Lake Sequoyah during the fall, you will see nothing but those horrible plants choking out the rest of the native species.
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