LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - State and federal officials on Monday took the first step to make Blanchard Springs Caverns Arkansas’s newest state parks, a news release said.

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and state parks secretary Shea Lewis signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Forest Service to begin the process of designating the caverns as Arkansas’s 53rd state park, according to the release.

“From the moment we launched the Natural State Initiative, our mission has been clear: protect what makes Arkansas special and build an outdoor economy that supports every corner of our state,” Sanders said. “Blanchard Springs Caverns is a jewel of the Ozarks, and by kickstarting the process to designate it as a state park, we’re preserving its cultural and environmental lega

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