All Bella Vista trails are multi-use except for Tanyard Creek, which is reserved for pedestrians. The trail systems make the natural deciduous forest with its diverse plants and animals, springs, creeks, waterfalls, bluffs, and seven lakes edges accessible. Most of these plants can be seen on Tanyard Creek Trail, Blowing Springs Loop, the Back 40, the new Little Sugar Creek trail system, and a portion of the Razorback Greenway, a hard surface trail that runs from Bella Vista to Fayetteville, AR., all parts of the 100+ miles of engineered mountain bike and hiking trails in Bella Vista. The maroon to purplish flowers have a musty fragrance.īella Vista, AR–nature's gem in the crown of the 'natural state.' Aptly named, they are easy to identify with leaves, petals, and sepals all in groups of three. The trillium is one of the most familiar and beloved of the early spring woodland wildflowers. Flowers and plants are often the subject of Cheryl's watercolors. Other guides published by Tim Ernst Publishing are Arkansas Wildflowers, Illinois Wildflowers, and Missouri's Natural Wonders Guidebook.Trillium sessile, Toadshade. He is also author of Falcon Publishing's Ozark Wildflowers and Scenic Routes and Byways, The Ozarks, along with the Missouri Department of Conservation's Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri, Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri Field Guide, Trees of Missouri, and Trees of Missouri Field Guide.

His photos have appeared in calendars and magazines such as Natural History as well as numerous wildflower books, including Falcon Publishing's Tallgrass Wildflowers and North Woods Wildflowers. Don is now a part-time writer and nature photographer specializing in landscapes, wildlife, insects, and plants. For 22 years he was employed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, where he held various supervisory positions in the Natural History Division, including that of Natural History Chief, which he held until his retirement from the department in 2002. After completing master's degrees in botany and zoology at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Don Kurz spent the next 30 years working to inventory, acquire, protect, and manage natural areas, endangered species sites, and other special features.

Arkansas Wildflowers by Don Kurz