Arkansas Master Naturalists

 

Volunteer Opportunities:
Saturdays:
9:30-11:30am Canoes and Kayaks
2:30-3:30pm Archery

Marksmanship Challenge- August 2 9:00am- Noon
Kiddy Kamp- F is for Frog August 6 9:00am- 10:30am
Glow Fishing- August 7 at 7:00pm
Tiny Tot Time- August 8 at 3:30 pm

Events:
Animal Spotlight- August 1 and August 8 at 2:30pm
Make and Take Animal Craft- July 31 and August 7 at 2:30pm

Kiley VanMatre
Mobile: 501-541-8670 Office: 501-710-6285

Off the Shelf – a weekly notice from the Awe in Arkansas with Children’s Literature project.

1. Provide books as gifts!
2. Use for programs!
3. Share with nature gift shops!

In the Trees, Honey Bees by Lori Mortensen 

 

Age Range: 4 - 10

 

Peek inside this tree and see a wild colony of honey bees. Learn about native honey bee colonies. Buzzing with bee facts in the back.

 

 

 

We are excited to kick off 2025 with lots of volunteer opportunities for our Northwest Arkansas Master Naturalists to get involved in the management of their watershed! This list is to provide a broad view of this year's big events, as well as some opportunities and events happening in the near future.

Chamber Springs Litter Cleanup - Thursday, August 7th from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Spring Creek Volunteer Day - Thursday, August 21st from 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Chamber Springs Litter Cleanup - Thursday, August 28th from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

If you have any questions regarding these events, feel free to email sarah@irwp.org. Thank you all for what you do for your local watershed!

 

 

2025 Arkansas Dark-Sky Festival Volunteers Needed

 

The ARDS Festival is a collaborative effort of dozens of civic, environmental, and astronomical organizations to highlight the importance of conserving nature at night.  The Festival is helping to spread the word about responsible lighting. 

 

The Festival format is a two-night event on Friday and Saturday, September 19th and 20^th, with a rain date for the following weekend.  It will be held on Bear Creek near the Buffalo River north of Marshall, Arkansas.  While the event is two nights, the grounds will be open for volunteers on Thursday night, so our volunteers can enjoy the dark sky on their own. 

 

We anticipate public registration opening early next month, but first, we must sign up our volunteers.  Volunteers attend free and get discounts on campsites and merchandise.  There are all kinds of jobs that almost anyone can do - setup, shutdown, welcome desk, etc., and others that require special knowledge, such as sharing your telescopic views of celestial objects with the public.  So please do commit ASAP to participating this year using this simple sign-up form.  

 

VERY IMPORTANT! Please complete this form based on your current realistic expectations of availability and interests. Your selections can be changed later if needed.  In the meantime, if you have questions, please email me: bruce.mcmath@darkskyarkansas.org   

 

PS

If your spouse is coming, please encourage him/her to volunteer and complete a separate version of this form.  More information about the event can be found on the event website. 

 

To help inform a larger audience of NWA Master Naturalists, please add the NWA Events email address to communications sent to project/ committee members.  That way the NWA Communications Committee can accurately post activities happening in our area to the NWAMN's Events Calendar and to the NWAMN Weekly Update.  The cutoff for submissions is end of day Tuesday for Friday membership delivery, assumes no revisions are required. 

nwamnevents@gmail.com