Why should Markham Hill be saved from development and put into a permanent conservation easement as a nature, wildlife, historic, and archeology preserve?

• Historically part of Fayetteville’s mature tree cover and green infrastructure, contributing to the City’s environmental health (cleaning the air and water)

• Last large acreage of woods this side of the interstate highway where wildlife can take refuge

• For over 70 years, bird enthusiasts, nature lovers, and U of A professors and students have studied the nature, wildlife, rock formations, Native American sites, and early 20th century history of Markham Hill

• Another example of Fayetteville’s diversity – having 144 acres of preserved natural habitat and urban forest within the City is special

• Ozark history and stories about Markham Hill from Pratt family friends, horseback riders, hikers, runners, campers, nature and wildlife enthusiasts, and hippies

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• Evangeline Pratt Archer’s home is on the National Register of Historic Places and Joy Pratt Markham’s boys and girls camp (1920-1940) is on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places

• Evangeline Pratt Archer helped found the Ozark Society which worked a decade to help save the Buffalo River in the 1960s-1970s and make it the U.S.’s first National River

• Joy Pratt Markham willed her money and her portion of the land to the U of A for preservation and the arts