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Various projects!

Gardening and greenhouse work at Ozark Folk Center State Park

Gardening & greenhouse work

Gardening and greenhouse work at Ozark Folk Center State Park

Various projects!

Clear Syllamo Trail. "Full Day" 9am to 2:30 bring lunch & beverage. Light maintenance, moderately challenging.

NIT Classes update from Terry Thomason
Recognition of our Certified Arkansas Master Naturalists for 2020

Arkansas Cervids and CWD with AGFC Ken Forman
January 14 from 6:30-7:30 via Zoom
Two members of the Cervidae (or deer) Family call Arkansas home. Cervids are susceptible to a prion-borne "disease" called Chronic Wasting Disease (aka CWD). The first cases of CWD in Arkansas were confirmed five years ago. Since that time, the state‘s wildlife management agency (AGFC) has tested thousands of individual animals to know more about CWD‘s presence, prevalence, and containment possibilities within the state‘s borders.
Ken Forman, AGFC Education Specialist from Fred Berry Conservation Education Center will spend an hour or so sharing his knowledge on this fascinating study. Learn the biology of this "disease" (and why it should be in quotes), how it‘s affecting cervid herds in Arkansas, the USA, and the world, management plans for the state‘s herd, and future potential plans.
Participants will understand why a prion-borne "disease" is unlike typical diseases, what an individual can do to help stem the spread, and what can be done at the state-level.
Registrants will receive the Zoom invitation the day before the program.

We will be hiking on the OHT/BRT for a mile along a ridge. Exit Ozark Highland Trail/Buffalo River Trail by turning left on the Rock Wall Trail for a gentle descent to the river. From there we will take a route past Visitor Center (closed). Take the River View Trail behind Visitor Center to Collier. We will be viewing the Bluff and explore the Collier Homestead. As a bonus, we hope to go through the only tunnel on the OHT/BRT – which is the culvert that goes under highway 65 to Grinders Ferry. As we hike Tyler Bend area, we will select a good lunch spot.
Meet – depart 9:00 a.m. from Flippin Walmart or meet at the Collier Homestead parking lot which is about a mile from the park entrance on the left.
Drive Time – 45 minutes from Flippin Walmart
Directions from Flippin: From Flippin Walmart, take Hwy. 64/412 West to Yellville. Turn left on Hwy. 14 from Yellville to slight right on AR-235. (After 10 miles, take turn left to stay on AR-235). Left on US-65 for almost 11 miles, and cross Buffalo River. Once you cross the Buffalo River, the entrance for Tyler Bend Visitor Center entrance is on the right (1 mile). Turn right and drive to Collier Homestead parking lot.
Bathroom at Campground was open a few weeks ago.
Bring Lunch, water, hiking stick, and personnal first aid.
PLEAE Sign up on the NCAMN Calendar for this hike. And special thanks to Jim Mott for leading this hike.

Various projects!

Join us as we welcome 20 NeW/NiTs.

Presenters: Edie Kate Hampton, NiT Curriculum Chair; Nell Doyle, NCAMN President; NCAMN Board Members and NCAMN Team Leaders; Laurel Tiffin, NCAMN Web Coordinator
NOTE: 2021 NCAMN NiTs should not register for this class.

Presenter - Leslie Patrick, ANHC

NOTE: 2021 NCAMN NiTs should not register for this class.

The WAMN board of directors meet every month to review activities and plans. Members are welcome to attend to get an insight into upcoming events.

The WAMN chapter meets every other month during Naturalist in Training sessions, then monthly for the rest of the year. Join in for a short business meeting, a relaxing social time, and an interesting ‘TED Talk‘ on a nature topic.

SJCA wants us to lead a clean-up of the vacant lot across the street from the main entrance. That lot now belongs to SJCA and they want to clean up litter and start limbing it up. That is the #1 project for this year. We need someone to step up to lead that project, and we need to know ASAP if someone would take that on. Sandy wants to meet with the project lead later this week to walk the new property with her. I hope we can provide a leader and have several assistant leaders to help supervise that project.



The other project they want help with is clearing pastures by removing rocks in Pasture #6 as well as burning three brush piles in that area. We need several people to supervise each burn pile and a couple of people on the rock clean up. The burn project is weather dependent so it may not happen. The rock clearing project is not as difficult as it sounds because we will be moving most of those rocks a very short distance.

Activities vary, but the Sponsor is St. Josephs

Purpose: to 1) pick up litter along the shoreline of Fourche Creek, 2) from the trash boom in Fourche Creek, and 3) deploy the 2nd trash boom, as well.

Activity - litter pick up. Sponsor - Little Rock City Parks

If you‘re going to help extract trash behind the trash boom, bring your own watercraft (canoe, kayak, jon boat), dipnet, litter-grabbers, PFD, etc.

If you‘re going to pick up trash along the shore line, wear thick clothing that can withstand walking through blackberry bushes and greenbriar vines.

Shawnee Creek is located at the Yellville Town Bridge - parking in the American Legion lot. Razorback Ribs across the street. Then onto Mill Creek about a mile away. We will caravan 1 mile south on Hwy 14 to Mills Road turn left drive across the bridge and park. Please ware your mask and social distancing.

Seeya Streamside

Join Myron Means, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Statewide Large Carnivore Program Coordinator, CWB, on Tuesday, January 19 from 6:30 pm to 7:15 or so on Zoom when he will share information about black bear biology and their management in Arkansas. He may touch on mountain lions as well. Bring your questions. The Zoom invitation will be emailed to registrants the day before the program. The program will be recorded.

Gardening & greenhouse work

Gardening and greenhouse work at Ozark Folk Center State Park

Fred Berry Conservation Education Center Facility Manager, Marilyn Doran, will lead beginning birdwatchers on a walk from 9:00 am to 10:30 am on Thursday, January 21. What to expect? This program is for beginning birders. Participants will learn how to use binoculars, identify birds, and use field guides. Marilyn will introduce the Wings Over Arkansas program and provide hand-outs to help any beginner get started enjoying Arkansas birds. If it rains, the event will be scheduled for a better weather day. This event is limited to six participants. What to bring? The program will start outside at the pavilion and move to the trails for the walk, so dress for the cold weather! Binoculars will be provided, but if you have your own, bring them. This is for beginners. Limit is six participants. Binoculars are available or bring your own.

Our 1st meeting of the year should be a fun one! Bill Holimon, Director of the AHNC, and his wife Devon (CAMN member) had 2 young Cooper‘s hawks spend the summer with them. Bill is going to share some pics and stories as well as tips on hawk ID.

1.5 hours CE, sponsor CAMN

Various projects!

We will be collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrates and conducting chemistry tests to determine the water quality of the Little Red River

Trail maintenance, Norfork Trail from Norfork Dam to Briarcliff trailhead. Trail is level but stony. Park at Quarry Park trailhead. Directions: Quarry Park Trailhead, located by Norfork Dam. From Mountain Home, drive south on state highway 5, turn left at the “Y” crossroads at Salesville, drive to the top of the dam, turn left before you reach the dam and look leftward for the trailhead parking.

Various projects!