The State of Arkansas has a total of eight metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that are fully or partially located in the state. 20 of the state's 75 counties are classified by the United States Census Bureau as metropolitan.
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area had 829,032 people in the 2006 census estimates and is the largest in Arkansas.
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area is increasingly important to the state and its economy. The US Census estimated the population of the MSA to be 420,876 in 2006, up from 347,045 in 2000, making it the sixth fastest growing region in the nation. It is home to the corporate headquarters of Fortune 1000 companies Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt, as well as representatives of numerous vendors drawn by Wal-Mart. It is also home to the University of Arkansas and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.
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National Gardening
Arkansas Christmas Tree Growers Association
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Plant Hardiness Zone Map is of great importance to all gardeners to help them make the correct plant material choices for their zones.
American Horticultural Society Heat Zone Map - The Heat Zone Map indicates the point at which plants start physiologically suffering from long periods of heat.
GardeningPlaces.com color-coded heat zone map by state.
MSUCares: Home & Family: Housing - Excessive housing costs affect all households especially young families, single-parent families and the elderly who are ether trying to buy a home or find an affordable place to rent. For most families, buying adequate housing is the single largest investment each will make in a lifetime. The resources contained on the web site emphasize: housing affordability based on the family budget, proper maintenance and upkeep, maintaining safe and secure surroundings, and resources for more housing information
Healthy Homes Webtool Healthy Homes Webtool. Created by the University of Wisconsin at Madison, this is an excellent source of home safety information with emphasis on children. The Webtool addresses indoor environmental dangers as well as pesticide and household product safety.
University of Arkansas Department of Horticulture
Agriculture in Arkansas - The Agriculture in Arkansas web site was created for the people of Arkansas by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. On this site you will find links to organizations offering services to the agriculture industry of our state.
Naturally Arkansas - The Arkansas Agricuulture Product Market, developed by the Arkansas State Plant Board, to help potential buyers locate Arkansas producers and Arkansas products.
AR Gardener Magazine
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
National Agricultural Pest Information System
Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service - Daylily Rust Information
USGS - Butterflies of North America
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