<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2XGP5I_1GtSZzF900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2XGP5I_1GtSZzF900" width="1200" height="600" >PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - Crowley’s Ridge State Park hosted a fall hike for families to see fall foliage at its peak, despite the dry spells Northeast Arkansas has been experiencing.The hike took place on the Spider Creek Trail, a roughly three-quarter mile trail. Along the way, hikers learned about the nature native to the park, its history, and the cyclical nature of life. Park interpreter Dustin Hillis said that when one thing dies, another comes to life.Leaves covered the walking trails in the park. For some trees, fall foliage is at its peak. Others have already gone to sleep for the winter.Park superintendent Chris Kincaid said the event turned out well, considering the dry conditions over much of the summer.“Given that we are in an extreme drought scenario here in Arkansas, I would say that it turned out really well,” Kincaid said.Hillis led the hike and talked about the forest inside the park, which Kincaid said is primarily dominated by oak and hickory trees. Hillis stopped along the way to explain the different kinds of leaves and plants in the park.One job of an interpreter is to understand and talk about the history of state parks, Kincaid said.“But they also interpret the natural aspects, which of course is what today is all about,” Kincaid said.One lesson taught on the trail was that even though one thing may be dying, another is growing in its place.Hillis explained that resurrection ferns — growing on the side of a tree just outside the Spider Creek trailhead — have what is called an epiphytic relationship with the trees, which means the evergreens are self-sustaining and independent of the tree. They continue to grow after the tree has gone to sleep.To report a typo or correction, please click here.</div></body>

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PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - Crowley’s Ridge State Park hosted a fall hike for families to see fall foliage at its peak, despite the dry spells Northeast Arkansas has been experiencing. The hike took place on the Spider Creek Trail, a roughly three-quarter mile trail. Along the way, hikers learned...

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PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - Crowley’s Ridge State Park hosted a fall hike for families to see fall foliage at its peak, despite the dry spells Northeast Arkan

Crowley’s Ridge State Park hosts fall foliage hike

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