Science

“Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought”
-Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Hungarian Biochemist

Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge utilizes research and monitoring data to assist in management decisions. Some of the research and monitoring surveys include:

Assessment of Northern Bobwhite Quail Survival and Fitness at Felsenthal NWR
Localized Hotspots Drive Continental Geography of Abnormal Amphibians on U.S. Wildlife Refuges
Factors affecting settling, survival and viability of black bears reintroduced to Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge
Inventory, Abundance, and Habitat Selection of Chiropterans at Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge in Southeast Arkansas

Green Tree Reservoir - USGS Research - Felsenthal NWR
USGS Drawndown Study
Long-term Effects of Lock and Dam and GTR Management - Felsenthal NWR

Saline River Mussel Survey - Felsenthal NWR
Thesis - Location, Species Composition and Community Estimates for Mussel beds in the St. Francis and Ouachita Riversin Arkansas - Pt 1
Thesis - Location, Species Composition and Community Estimates for Mussel beds in the St. Francis and Ouachita Riversin Arkansas - Pt 2

Influences of Biological Vegetation Control on Sport Fish Characteristics and Aquatic Plant Communities in Southern Arkansas
Crass Carp Movement and Persistence in Felsenthal Reservoir, Arkansas
Effects of Water Level Fluctuations on the Fisheries of Felsenthal Reservoir, Arkansas

2015 Felsenthal NWR Deer Harvest Data
2016 Felsenthal NWR Deer Harvest Data
2017 Felsenthal NWR Deer Harvest Data
2018 Felsenthal NWR Deer Harvest Data
2019 Felsenthal NWR Deer Harvest Data

Felsenthal NWR Bat Survey Data by years
2019
2018
2016
2015
2014
2012-2013