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Scientific Name: Pelecanus erthrorhynchos Common Name (s): American White Pelican © Jon Liu, Becky Matsubara …

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Scientific Name:               Sambucus Canadensis Common Name(s):         Elderberry, American Elderberry, Common Elderberry, Canada Elderberry Figure 1: …

Scientific Name: Monarda punctata L. & Monarda fistulosa L. Common Name(s): M. punctata – Spotted …

Scientific Name: Daucus carota & Conium maculatum Common Name(s): Daucos carota – Wild Carrot, Queen …

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Scientific Name: Coragyps atratus Common Name(s): Black Vulture, Mexican Vulture, Zopilotes, Gallinazo ©Cayambe Identification: Black …

Scientific Name:           Hamamelis vernalis Common Name(s):        Ozark witch-hazel, Vernal witch-hazel, Winterbloom  ©Plant Image Library  …

Scientific Name:           Phoradandram leucarpum Common Name(s):        Oak mistletoe, American mistletoe, Eastern mistletoe, and hairy mistletoe …

Halloween Appropriate Oddities of Our Natural World Scientific Name: Craspedacusta sowerbyi; Bryozoan spp.; Hirudinea Common …

Scientific Name:               Dryocopus pileatus Common Name(s):         Pileated Woodpecker ©Joshlaymon ©Robert J Banach Identification: Pileated Woodpeckers …

Scientific Name: Ambrosia trifida Common Name(s): Giant Ragweed, Great Ragweed, Texan Great Ragweed, Tall Ragweed, …

Scientific Name: Verbascum thapsus Common Name(s): Mullein, Common Mullein, Wooly Mullein ©Jane Shelby Richardson ©AnRo0002 Identification: …

The Bella Vista Property Owners Association will begin drawing Lake Avalon down on November 14, …

Scientific Name: Toxicodendron radicans Common Name(s): Poison Ivy ©Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova ©Bob Peterson©R. A. Nonenmacher  ©Nicholas …

Scientific Name: Passerina ciris Common Name(s): painted bunting, Mexican canary, painted finch, pope, nonpareil Dan Pancamo …

Scientific Name: Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus ossifagus Common Name(s): American Crow, Fish Crow ©Wikimedia Commons © …

Scientific Name: Glaucomys volans Common Name(s): Southern flying squirrel ©MimiMiaPhotography Identification: Southern flying squirrels are …

Scientific Name: Sciuris carolinensis  Common Name(s): Eastern grey squirrel, grey squirrel © Tomfrieded Identification: The …

Scientific Name: Sylvilagus floridanus  Common Name(s): Eastern cottontail  © The High Fin Sperm Whale    …

Scientific Name: Tamias striatus Common Name(s): Chipmunk, Eastern chipmunk ©Gilles Gonthier Identification: The chipmunk is …

Scientific Name: Ursus americanus Common Name(s): Black bear ©Diginatur Identification: The black bear is the …

Scientific Name: Cathartes aura Common Name(s): Turkey Vulture, Turkey Buzzard, Buzzard, John Crow, Carrion Crow …

Scientific Name: Charadrius vociferus Common Name(s): Killdeer Identification: The killdeer is North America’s best-known plover. …

Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus & Bufo (Anaxyrus) fowleri- American & Fowler’s Toad Scientific Name: Bufo (Anaxyrus) …

Scientific Name: Mephitis mephitis Common Name(s): Striped Skunk ©Dan & Lin Dzurisin   Identification: The …

The draw down is scheduled to begin on November 24, 2021. The lake should be …

Scientific Name: Hyla cinerea Common Name(s): Green Tree Frog, Tree Frog   Identification: The green …

Scientific Name: Apalone spinifera Common Name(s): Spiny Softshell Identification: The spiny softshell is one of …

Scientific Name: Mustela vison Common Name(s): Mink Identification: The mink differs from other similar species …

Scientific Name: Pseudacris crucifer Common Name(s): Spring Peeper Identification: The spring peeper is a small …

Scientific Name: Sceloporus undulatus Common Name(s): Eastern Fence Lizard, Prairie Lizard, Fence Swift, Gray Lizard, …

BELLA VISTA, ARKANSAS – Berksdale Golf Course has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative …

Scientific Name: Marmota monax Common Name(s): Groundhog, Woodchuck   Identification: The groundhog is a medium-sized …

Scientific Name: Diadophis punctatus Common Name(s): Ring-necked snake     Identification: Ring-necked snakes are easily …

Scientific Name: Pylodictis olivaris Common Name(s): Flathead Catfish, Mudcat, Shovelhead Cat   Identification: The flathead …

Scientific Name: Vulpes vulpes Common Name(s): Red Fox Identification: Red foxes get their name from …

The draw down began on November 9. The lake should be down by December 4 …

Scientific Name: Nerodia Sipedon Common Name: Northern watersnake, common watersnake       Identification: Northern …

Scientific Name: Sciurus niger Common Name(s): Fox Squirrel, Eastern Fox Squirrel, Stump-eared Squirrel, Bryant’s Fox …

George Waters is the manager of Green Section education for the USGA. Email him at …

Battling the Summer Heat on Bentgrass Putting Greens By Rob Dreesen, BVCC Golf Superintendent As …

Greg Jones, GC Superintendent Highlands greens are notoriously difficult to manage in the summer months …

Scientific Name: Pandion haliaetus Common Name(s): Osprey, Fish Eagle, Sea hawk, River Hawk, Fish Hawk …

Scientific Name: Aix sponsa Common Name(s): Wood Duck, Carolina Duck Nextdoornature.org Identification: The wood duck …

Berksdale has undergone numerous transformations over the last decade, but our dedication to stewardship has …

What You Can Expect to Experience With the onset of COVID-19 and the restrictions associated …

Scientific Name:              Didelphis virginiana Common Name(s):          Virginia Opossum, Possum Identification: Virginia opossums Didelphis virginiana are …

Scientific Name:              Ameiurus (Genus); Ameiurus melas, Ameiurus natalis Common Name(s):          Bullhead Catfish; Black Bullhead, Yellow …

Scientific Name: Carya (Genus) Common Name(s): River Otter, North American River Otter Identification: River otters …

Scientific Name: Carya (Genus) Common Name(s): Hickory, Typical Hickories (many different species)   Identification: Hickory …

Scientific Name:              Odocoileus virginianus Common Name(s):          White-tailed Deer, Whitetail Identification: White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, are …

With 70 inches of rain (so far), it’s been a great year for growing grass! …

The golf course superintendents shall have the authority to delay opening or closing their golf …

Identification: Bobcats Lynx rufus are small to medium sized predatory cat’s native to North America. …

Scientific Name:              Butorides virescens Common Name(s):          Green Heron, Little Green Heron, Green-backed Heron   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Basar …

Scotsdale GCM Update Recently at Scotsdale we have been working to improve the quality of …

Scientific Name:              Trachemys scripta elegans Common Name(s):          Red-eared Slider, Red-eared Terrapin, Pond Slider subspecies https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turtle_with_Neck_Stretched_Out.jpg …

Scientific Name: Agkistrodon contortrix Common Name(s): Copperhead, Northern Copperhead, Southern Copperhead Identification: Copperheads are heavy bodied …

The last of the 3 scheduled aerations on our greens will take place Monday, August …

Weed cleanup on golf courses is continually a work-in-progress. It is especially a problem on …

I want to remind everyone that on July 8 we will aerate greens for the …

Steve Kammerer, Ph.D., SE Regional Director, USGA Greens Section will visit the Bella Vista POA …

Scientific Name: Chelydra serpentina Common Name(s): Common Snapping Turtle, Snapping Turtle Identification: Common snapping turtles …

Finally seeing some break from the rain this week so we are doing our best …

The Jack Crabtree and Dogwood Golf Course Crossing Project is now completed and fully functional. …

Berksdale kicked off our first Audubon International BioBlitz event with a field day May 22nd. …

If you’ve been to Scotsdale this week you may have noticed the greens were recently …

The project on #1 Green at BVCC has been a long but very beneficial process. …

BioBlitz is a “…species counting competition designed to showcase the environmental value of the natural …

Spring rains have arrived, and they have brought a mess. The first day of May …

On April 29 we had an irrigation mainline blow out under the white tee box. …

We received notice April 24th that our Water Quality Management and Water Conservation submissions were …

Scientific Name: Rubus (Genus) Common Name(s): Blackberry             https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ripe,_ripening,_and_green_blackberries.jpg © Ragesoss Identification: …

The Bermuda grass has greened up and is looking great and with grass coming out …

The project on #1 Green at BVCC is coming along nicely. The improved drainage continues …

Spring is here and with it has come hot weather the past couple of weeks. …

The POA’s Golf Maintenance Department will aerate greens beginning April 16 on Berksdale. Kingswood and …

Spring has officially arrived, and the temperatures have begun to warm up. Thanks to Mother …

Scientific Name: Canis latrans Common Name(s): Coyote Identification: The coyote, Canis latrans, is a medium-sized …

With the Bermuda grass starting to green up on top more and more, it is …

Spring is approaching, and it couldn’t come soon enough. After starting the month with temperatures …

Bella Vista POA’s Golf Maintenance crews will begin drill and fill aeration in March on …

The groundhog predicted an early spring but the weather is being true Arkansas weather with …

Identification: The mallard Anas platyrhynchos is a medium sized duck. They are 20-26 inches long …

Scientific Name: Castor canadensis Common Name(s): North American Beaver, American Beaver, Canadian Beaver, Beaver Identification: The North American …

Recycling stations have been placed at Berksdale’s halfway house and #8 Tee Box. These were …

We chose to remove the Bradford pear trees on the Berksdale Golf Course for several …

Winter is definitely here and sticking around. We have been fortunate with weather so far …

Click here to see the Drainage …

We have targeted week of November 26th to begin the next phase of this project …

At the end of September, the sprayer malfunctioned while putting an application on the greens …

There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. Cold temperatures can damage Bermudagrass. History …

Scientific Name: Diospyros Virginiana Common Name(s): Persimmon, American Persimmon, Common Persimmon, Possumwood, Sugar-plum, Eastern Persimmon Identification: Persimmon refers …

By Rick Echols There are few things more disheartening to a fisherman than to kill …

“While much of the U.S. deals with winter’s brunt, golfers in the Sun Belt and …

Fall is here, and winter temperatures are coming.  Soon we will be having frost which …

It’s been a long hot summer for golf, but fall is bringing more families out …

The turfgrass science team from the University of Arkansas will be conducting research on two …

The POA Golf Maintenance Department will aerate golf courses in October. By core aerating greens, …

Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis (Striped Bass) x Morone chrysops (White Bass) Common Name(s): Hybrid Striped Bass, Wiper, …

  Pictured is #13 green Kingswood, the painted lines are the edge of the original …

Steve Kammerer, Ph.D., SE Regional Director, USGA Greens Section will visit the Bella Vista POA …

It has been a long summer but the end of the grow in is quickly …

Procyon lotor – Northern Raccoon Scientific Name: Procyon lotor Common Name(s): Raccoon, Northern Raccoon, North American Raccoon, …

The Board of Directors would like to recognize the efforts of the Golf Task Force.  …

All Bella Vista golf courses abide by a “Pair Up Policy” in which we try …

Many of our Members grew up playing golf in the northern climate zone on cool …

Lepomis gulosus – Warmouth Scientific Name: Lepomis gulosus Common Name(s): Warmouth, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream Identification:                                                                           The warmouth …

It is well known that Bella Vista had one of the harshest winters on record. …

Scientific Name: Lepomis microlophus Common Name(s): Redear Sunfish, Stumpknocker, Shellcracker, Bream, Cherry Gill, Sun Perch Identification:   The …

The 2017 winter and 2018 spring have been very extreme and have led to winterkill …

At Bella Vista Country Club you are now allowed to drive your golf cart from …

As we slowly move into spring in Northwest Arkansas, we are beginning to see some …

Scientific Name:               Clinostomum marginatum & Neascus spp. (Genus) Common Name(s):         Yellow Grub & Black Spot …

Covering the Bermuda greens can be a hassle for both golfers and workers. It can …

Scientific Name: Ardea herodias Common Name(s): Great Blue Heron   Identification: The great blue heron …

It’s been about 7 years since we have had more than minimal reason for concern …

The POA’s golf maintenance crews will begin drill and fill aeration in March on the …

We continue to enhance the stewardship of Berksdale’s assets as we progress toward our Audubon …

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With the clubhouse renovations ending soon, we are excited to put the finishing touches on …

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Scientific Name: Dasypus novemcinctus Common Name(s): nine-banded armadillo, long nosed armadillo, Hoover hog, hillbilly speed …

As it is now the official beginning of winter, we understand the importance of improving …

When frost is present, golf course superintendents delay play until the frost has melted. This …

The golf course superintendents shall have the authority to delay opening or closing their golf …

There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Cold temperatures can damage bermudagrass. History …

Over the past several days the golf maintenance staff at Scotsdale has started the process …

The Golf Maintenance Department will aerate greens on all the bent grass golf courses this …

Monarch butterflies are “the King” of their winged world and a flagship species for overall …