I'm ready! Can we leave now?

The only problem I have with White Oak is the sandy soil doesn't hold your tent stakes very well. Better invest in some large stakes and don't try to use those flimsy things that come with your tent! 

Thanks Torry, but I will have some good stakes. My comment was meant as advice for the rest of the group. 

AHA!  Now I understand the REAL reason for the locality choice!  HA!  J/K   

Might be a good time to remind members to offer up suggestions for future field trips:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou … F8&z=7

...or download as a KML (Google Earth) file from the downloads page:

http://www.herpsofarkansas.com/Herp/Downloads

The KML file can actually be revised and resaved in Google Earth and then uploaded as an updated file, but I'll also be glad to take suggestions (with PROS and CONS, please) via email or on the forum.  If you post on the forum, better ask me specifically to have the information added, because I don't read minds and I'm not going to assume your intentions.   

If others wish to have a debate about this, I'll be happy to discuss it, but I feel very strongly that candidate locations for future field trips should come from suggestions offered BEFORE the next upcoming field trip.  In other words, anything added to the file before our 2010 fall field trip would be in consideration for the 2011 spring field trip, but anything offered after would be for 2011 fall or later.

I think the field trip committee is kind of getting to the point where we could really use some input from others on candidate locations.  As of right now, we only have 11 proposed locations for consideration in spring 2011.

You know.. I put that in the email string I sent out to a few members but I did fail to remember to put it in the thread... oopsie.  I do have one location suggestion to discuss putting on the map, will get that to you in time.

For what its worth and with a grain of salt.... A word from our "sponsor"

Are there any plans for a night-time boat ride around the lake, looking for our toothy friends that probably inhabit it? That never gets old ........... 

Sarah told me that there are few if any toothy friends in the lake.

Millwood is farther north than White Oak. 

okkk ok I get it.. gah..   

Somewhere along the way (maybe from park staff?), a few of us were directed to a place where one could occasionally be spotted.  I've stopped by at least once every time I've visited since and have yet to see one there.  Spotlighting from a boat would probably be the way to go for this.   ...and honestly, my time will be consumed looking for something with a little more yellow and red this field trip.   

Hey guys, thanks for getting the trip together so soon! Now we all have something to look forward to during these hot summer days. And I can get my leave put in nice an early and make it this year!

Hello Gang,

I will make the fall field trip to meet you guys and hopefully see some cool herps. Unfortunately, my wife is accepting a position in the NE so it may be the only field trip I make for a while Hope to meet as many as you as possible before I am forced to become an east coaster for a while!