Leslie Cooper, Arkansas Monarch and Pollinator Coordinator, Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever, will lead DLAMN on a walk through one of the best remaining blackland prairie complexes in the state. The area that we know collectively as Terre Noire has two components, Terre Noire Natural Area managed by Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and Prairie Ridge Reserve managed by The Nature Conservancy. Leslie will lead us on a walk/hike at the Prairie Ridge Reserve component.

When: Thursday, 01 June 2023 @ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS ACTIVITY. Where: Meet at the parking lot of the Archey Fork Trailhead at Bluffton Nature Preserve 35.644413,-92.522697 (cut and paste coordinates into search box in Google Earth) Directions: About 6.0 miles north of the Hwy 65/09 intersection in Clinton on Hwy 65, take County Road 79/Watergate Road (600 feet north and across from Botkinburg Foursquare Church – Correctly located on Google). Continue for 3.8 miles (keep right at both intersections) until it terminates at the parking lot by the Archey (continue pass Bluffton Cemetery). If you would like to carpool/caravan, contact Robert Fuhler via call or text at 501.733.4019 or email at rafuhler@gmail.com to coordinate anytime up to the night before the activity. Objectives and Details: Post-burn herbicide treatment of Native Habitat Plots that are to be restored. If available, bring rubber gloves and pump sprayers (1-2 gallon) – chemicals will be provided. There will be several sprayers on-site. The area is relatively flat and adjacent to parking areas. What to Bring: • Water • Rudimentary First-Aid Kit/bug spray with DEET • Rubber Gloves • Eye protection/N95 mask or equivalent • Appropriate clothing for the project and weather • Boots (ankle support preferred) with a second set of socks • Snacks (Protein Bars, Jerky, etc.) • Walking stick if you choose What Can Be Learned: • Techniques for planning and participating in habitat restoration. • Use of various tools for preparing native habitat plots post-burn. • Identification of native and invasive plant species. • Techniques for the removal of macro invasive species. Questions: call or text Robert at 501.733.4019 PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS ACTIVITY

Matthew Friant needs 10-12 CAMN members to assist with the Pinnacle Mountain State Park Kid‘s Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 3, from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Help kids get signed into appropriate age group, then help weigh and measure the fish that are caught, recording the data, so prizes and be awarded. If you want to volunteer, please contact Anne Holcomb anneholcomb@sbcglobal.net.

Join us for a walk at 9:00 a.m. along the Entergy Park Trails, an informative talk at 10:00 a.m., and lunch from 11:00 ‘til noonish

Recorded class presentation by Jennifer Ogle and Virginia McDaniel from 6/3/23. Does not include hike. Proctored by CAMN curriculum committee but no direct speaker interaction.

CAMN Chapter Board Meeting

Grab you clippers and your snippers for garden day at Tyler Bend and Buffalo Point! Volunteers will meet at Tyler Bend Visitors Center at 9:00 a.m. to spruce up the gardens. To carpool or caravan meet at Flippin Walmart to leave one hour before work begins. We will leave Tyler Bend before noon and those who wish can continue to Buffalo Point Ranger Station for a brief clean up there. What to bring: Work gloves, your favorite weeding tools, leaf rakes, tubs for weeds and debris. Native plant swap: If you have native plants that have spread, pot them up and bring to trade along with seeds and root cuttings of native shrubs. Lunch: Bring a sack lunch and we will picnic in the park. I‘ll bring the cookies!

When: Friday, 09 June, 2023 10:00 - 11:30 AM Where: Larry Price’s House: 35.279241,-93.063403 (copy and paste coordinates into Google Earth). Type of Project: Larry price is hosting two large gatherings of Master Gardeners; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. They will be visiting Larry‘s native habitat and pollinator areas. The groups are rather large and assistance with the groups would be very helpful. General Directions: From Conway, take I-40 West to Exit 84 and turn right on Bradley Cove Road (you will pass a large Flying J truck-stop on the right), approximately 1.5 miles, turn right on Old Cove Road and travel 0.3 miles and Larry’s place will be on the left. There will be a Pollinator Habitat sign at the beginning of his driveway. What to Bring/Wear: Appropriate Clothing for weather, comfortable boots, water and your knowledge. Questions: Email Larry Price at: Dixielarry@gmail.com or Call or Text: Robert Fuhler at 501.733.4019

When: Friday, 09 June, 2023 3:00 - 5:00 PM Where: Larry Price’s House: 35.279241,-93.063403 (copy and paste coordinates into Google Earth). Type of Project: Larry price is hosting two large gatherings of Master Gardeners; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. They will be visiting Larry‘s native habitat and pollinator areas. The groups are rather large and assistance with the groups would be very helpful. General Directions: From Conway, take I-40 West to Exit 84 and turn right on Bradley Cove Road (you will pass a large Flying J truck-stop on the right), approximately 1.5 miles, turn right on Old Cove Road and travel 0.3 miles and Larry’s place will be on the left. There will be a Pollinator Habitat sign at the beginning of his driveway. What to Bring/Wear: Appropriate Clothing for weather, comfortable boots, water and your knowledge. Questions: Email Larry Price at: Dixielarry@gmail.com or Call or Text: Robert Fuhler at 501.733.4019

Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00, Benny Craig Park. Bring your own watercraft if you can. The water‘s really low. Probably not going to be able to launch the jon boat. Plan is to release the upstream boom and grab the trash as it slowly moves downstream. Need as many folks on the water with litter grabbers to snag the trash as it floats downstream.

Keep Little Rock Beautiful will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for their native pollinator garden at Allsopp Park that they‘ve been coordinating local partners on and we‘d like to have educational exhibitors there.

WHERE: Meet at Bluffton House 35.652746, -92.527426 (Cut and paste coordinates into search box in Google Earth) The Bluffton House is down a driveway across from the Double-Drop Falls Trailhead at Bluffton Nature Preserve. About 6.0 miles north of the Hwy 65/09 intersection in Clinton on Hwy 65, take County Road 79/Watergate Road (600 feet north and across from Botkinburg Foursquare Church – Correctly located on Google). Keep right at both forks until reaching the Double-Drop Falls trailhead – take the road across from the trailhead past a dilapidated house to the parking lot of Bluffton House. If you would like to carpool/caravan, contact Robert Fuhler to coordinate via call or text at 501.733.4019 or email at rafuhler@gmail.com to coordinate anytime up to the night before the activity. OBJECTIVES AND DETAILS: AM: Informal presentation on Trail Maintenance. This will cover trail tools usage, upkeep and safety, trail surveys and preparation, commonly encountered problems on trails and mitigation. Please watch Building Bluffton prior to the class on Saturday. LUNCH (Sack Lunch – bring your own). AFTERNOON: A short hike on the Bluffline Trail to Prickly Pear Campsite will be conducted, followed by a visit to a few of the in-progress Native Project planting Areas by the Archey Fork. Keep in mind that the georeferenced map of Bluffton is available for download on the Nature Conservancy site (https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/graphics/maps/AR-Bluffton-Preserve-Map.pdf) and can be used on a smart device with the Avenza map app. The georeferenced map combined with the app will allow you to see your location while on the trail using the GPS on your phone (you will need to download the Avenza app). The trail is also on Alltrails. Questions: email or text Robert at rafuhler@gmail.com or 501.733.4019

Chapter Board Meeting

The NCAMN Wildflower Meadow Team maintains the Gaston Wildflower Meadow at Bull Shoals-White River State Park from March through December. Team members will work for 2 hours on scheduled Wednesdays. Please make sure to verify start time by checking the workday email as time may vary depending on temperature. The workday email will also list plans for the day and any additional tools that you might need. Always wear gloves and sturdy garden shoes, dress comfortably and expect to get dirty. Volunteers will become familiar with native plants common in north central Arkansas and learn about their characteristics and requirements for growth. Please log your volunteer hours as follows: Activity - Volunteer - Natural Area Maintenance, Sponsor: State Park: Bull Shoals-White River State Park.

Dennis Cavanaugh, Warning Coordinator Meteorologist for NWS, will be speaking on a very timely topic, droughts and floods in Arkansas. We ask that you register because...Pizza is back at 6 for those of you wanting to participate. Otherwise the meeting begins at 6:30. We will be back at Witt Stephen‘s Nature Center and the presentation will be in the auditorium. We will have signs and someone to direct you if you haven‘t been there before.

Wildflower garden and light trail maintenance; assist with recreational equipment maintenance and classroom aesthetics, assist with educational programs; other tasks as needed.

Dennis Cavanaugh, Warning Coordinator Meteorologist for NWS, will be speaking on a very timely topic, droughts and floods in Arkansas. We ask that you register because...Pizza is back at 6 for those of you wanting to participate. Otherwise the meeting begins at 6:30. We will be back at Witt Stephen‘s Nature Center and the presentation will be in the auditorium. We will have signs and someone to direct you if you haven‘t been there before.

Trout Unlimited has requested "orange shirt volunteers" to assist with their Booneville Cutthroat egg planting project. This will take place 7AM , June 17th in the Mill Pond area of the Norfork River. We will gladly accept some helping hands from the North Central Arkansas Master Naturalists. The project site can be accessed by driving past the Bill Ackerman access (sign on Rte 5 before Norfork Bridge) on the River Road- there will be a sign or two to guide folks. Work gloves, potato rake or hoe and heavy scissors will be useful. Drinks and lunch will be available. Our Chapter webpage www.whiterivertu.com has some pictures of previous egg plantings in the project file. To volunteer or for more information contact Tom Emerick , 870-291-2118.

We are taking a long, slow Wildflower walk through Tingler Prairie in southern MO for June. We will meet at the WalMart parking lot in Mtn Home at its NE corner nearest the carwash business. We will depart at 8 AM to caravan about an hour drive to the prairie. It‘s mostly full sun so be prepared with hats, sunscreen, light clothing, water to keep hydrated, and lots of bug spray and tick repellant. Plan on about 4 hours and a lunch at the prairie plus drive time to and from. There are no bathroom facilities and the nearest is in Mtn Home! You shouldn‘t need a hiking stick but you‘ll want your camera and maybe a wildflower id book...so many to discover!! Contact me, Amy Johnson, with any questions or concerns or a cancellations: 618-697-5587

Butterfly Garden Workday. Bring gloves, water, etc. IMORTANT! TIME MAY BE ADJUSTED DEPENDING ON WEATHER Garden is located just off Runyan on the Greenway Trail. A landmark to get you there is it‘s close to the City‘s recycle bins off of Valley St.

We are scheduling a Stream Team training class on the Middle Fork of the Saline River at the Middle Fork Barrens on June 22. Mathew Irwin from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be doing the training. We plan to do chemical testing and a biological survey of the river. Bring some boots or wading attire. Meet at the parking lot of the Las Colinas restaurant (formerly Tanner‘s) on Hwy 5 at 8:30. We will convoy to the trail gate on Burk Rd. at 9:00.

A Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (LOViT) maintenance hike is scheduled for the fourth Wednesday of the month, at 9:00 am. We will hike sections of the trail adopted by DLAMN with the purpose of light maintenance and noting locations of downed trees for removal at a later date. This is an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, visit with friends and log some volunteer hours.

Meet at the Avery Recreation Area just below Blakely Dam. As you travel towards Blakely Dam from Mountain Pine you will cross below the dam. The road makes a sharp left turn after crossing the dam. After a short distance, look for the Avery Recreation Area sign on your left.

Dress appropriately with good sturdy hiking boots/shoes. Bring water, a snack and a bag for any litter we find along the trail.

The NCAMN Wildflower Meadow Team maintains the Gaston Wildflower Meadow at Bull Shoals-White River State Park from March through December. Team members will work for 2 hours on scheduled Wednesdays. Please make sure to verify start time by checking the workday email as time may vary depending on temperature. The workday email will also list plans for the day and any additional tools that you might need. Always wear gloves and sturdy garden shoes, dress comfortably and expect to get dirty. Volunteers will become familiar with native plants common in north central Arkansas and learn about their characteristics and requirements for growth. Please log your volunteer hours as follows: Activity - Volunteer - Natural Area Maintenance, Sponsor: State Park: Bull Shoals-White River State Park.