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Arkansas Master Naturalists

Date: 7/24/2026
Subject: NWAMN Weekly Update July 24
From: Susan Eagleson



NWAMN Weekly Update



NWAMN Interpretation Interest Group extends an invitation to ALL Chapter volunteers!
 
Join us Saturday, August 1 at 1pm at the Hobbs State Park Visitor Center!

On Saturday, October 24, the Visitor Center, Outdoor Pavilion, and Ozark Plateau Trail will be ALIVE with the visitors enjoying a LIVING FOREST EVENT.

Perhaps you will offer a Fall nature craft? Keep a campfire glowing for s'mores making? Paint backdrops to add dimension for photo ops and dramatic scenes? Fashion props and/or costumes for Wizard of Hobbs #2 trail performances? Help Hobbs staff manage parking and greet visitors? Rekindle your "inner thespian spirit" and take on a character role, helping to teach the public about forest succession that follows storm events? Needless to say...there is something for EVERY NWAMN member, and fun and friendship is guaranteed!
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NWA Master Naturalist Book Club
 
It's time to get your next title for the NWAMN Book Club: Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss. Read it in the coming weeks, then meet with us at 6-8pm on Thursday, August 20 at the Shiloh Museum Store in Springdale for a spirited discussion. Plus, attendance earns two hours of continuing education credit!
 
 


Off the Shelf


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!
 
A Little Tree and the Wood Wide Web by Lucy Brownridge 

Age Range: 5 to 12
 
Little tree uses her roots to connect to a network of fungus for help in getting light and water.
 
 Send book suggestions to littrel@uark.edu.


Volunteer Opportunities


Spring & Summer Volunteering at Compton Gardens

 

Learn about native plants by volunteering at Compton Gardens in Bentonville! Come help with garden or greenhouse work. The following opportunities are available:


Thursday, July 30 - 9 - 11 am

Thursday, August 27 - 9 - 11 am

 

Location: Compton Gardens Maintenance Building, 407 NE B St., Bentonville

Questions: Contact Meagan Love at meagan.love@peelcompton.org


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NWAMN - Fayetteville Public Library Green Roof Pollinator Garden Workday - 8/9/2026

Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities

[List represents a rolling one-month in advance known opportunities]
                                                                                                                       
 
Members can proactivity reach-out to NWAMN Official Project Leaders for focused interests. Find listing of official NWAMN projects Document Library - Arkansas Master Naturalists, or manually navigate via Arkansas Master Naturalists website > log in as a member > Resources > Documents > Document Library/ Document Folders > NWAMN Documents/ Educational Resources/ NWAMN Projects > 2024 NWAMN Projects List. 
 
Category:
HOME  *work from home
WEEV *weekend & evening
FAMF *family-friendly 
INTV *introvert-friendly
TECH *tech-savvy folks 


Continuing Education

Upcoming Continuing Education Events

[List represents a rolling one-month in advance known events]   
   

NWAMN - 2026 Arkansas Agriculture, Forestry and Water Conference - 7/28/2026 *** Jim's Presentation Canceled, Conf available for CE 
Category:
HOME  *work from home
WEEV *weekend & evening
FAMF *family-friendly 
INTV *introvert-friendly
TECH *tech-savvy folks 


Save The Date


Future NWAMN Chapter and Board Meetings
[Limiting to two known months in advance]
                                                           

ATTENTION NWAMN Project Leaders
 
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

 
Weekly Update Format:
• Event statements must be provided
• Statements must be concise to minimize email length
• Bullet points are highly encouraged
• Please keep media, commentary and influential statements on fliers, websites, or reference material that can be referenced
• Calendar of Event postings may have tool limitations
• Add Category:
HOME  *work from home WEEV *weekend & evening FAMF *family-friendly  INTV *introvert-friendly TECH *tech-savvy folks 

Weekly Update requested statement content information (content used for both Calendar link and/ or the Weekly Update):
Name of Event
• Name of NWAMN Project/ Organization hosting the event
• Location of the event, including full address
• Contact name and number
• Date (start and end)
• Time (start and end)
• Is it a volunteer opportunity OR continuing education?
• Event Category:
     HOME  *work from home
     WEEV *weekend & evening
     FAMF *family-friendly 
     INTV *introvert-friendly
     TECH *tech-savvy folks
• Any pertinent information about the event including the nature of the event, intended audience, and what participants need to bring, directions, etc.
• Link to event or organization website, if available
• Link to Virtual Meeting, if available

 
 

The NWA Master Naturalist Weekly Update is compiled by Susan Eagleson with support from Sarah Roberson, Troy Warfield, and Erica Holthus.  If you have a volunteer opportunity or continuing education event, please email 
 nwamnevents@gmail.com and we'll share with the whole chapter. 
 
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