|
|
Blackburn's Guide to
Norfork Lake Area Activities
Nature Observation - We'll share special places with
you |
It depends on what you want to see. Birds? Animals? Butterflies?
Wildflowers? Can you see them all in the same place? Weather, time of year, and several
other factors come into play on this question. If you are looking for a specific species
of any of the above, or if it does not matter what you see just so long as you see
something, we can help.
a
Screech Owl - a common Ozark twilight hunter
Bird Watching
Forestry experts have identified 115 different Eco Land Types (ELTs) around Norfork Lake.
With some 25,000 acres of public property under wildlife management programs, our local
flora and fauna is thriving. The Army Corps of Engineers has installed, and will continue
to install, wildlife watering ponds and food plots all around the lake. Their goal is to
have a pond every 100 acres so that small wildlife does not have to roam for water. The
Ozark food chain depends heavily upon "hard mast", which is bio-speak for acorns
and nuts. Some years trees yield huge amounts of mast per acre, other years there is
hardly any. These cycles are normal. To help wildlife eat in lean mast years the Corps
plants food crops in the food plots they create. These food plots, and the roads leading
to them, make excellent places to observe wildlife, birds, and wildflowers. Ask us where
they are and we'll give you directions. Since they are all on private land you will not
need to worry about trespassing.
|
