Arkansas Code Title 15. Natural Resources and Economic Development § 15-20-310. System area eligibility

(1) Areas representative of the various types of lands and habitats typical of those portions of the state still substantially untrammeled by the works of humans;

(2) Areas of substantially undisturbed natural quality;

(3) Areas containing habitat for rare, vanishing, or endangered species, subspecies, or populations of animals or plants;

(4) Areas of unusual aesthetic or ecological quality along the banks of rivers, lakes, or streams;

(5) Areas in private ownership within the boundaries of national forests, wildlife refuges, state wildlife management areas, or similar publicly owned or administered areas;

(6) Swamps, overflow lands, flood plains, or wetlands of unusual aesthetic or ecological quality;

(7) Areas necessary or desirable to serve as buffer zones to protect other portions of the system; and

(8) Any other lands, waters, or interests therein listed in the Registry of Natural Areas.