Ryan Spotts News Today

"I think cypress knees are magical," says Cathy Melvin as she points out a smattering of the distinctive, knobby extensions of a cypress trees root system poking up from the dark, shallow waters of Lorance Creek.

MIDLAND -- The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission is in the process of developing a management plan for 1,191 acres it bought in south Sebastian County earlier this year.

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