Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

2. Weeding and laying newspapers and cardboard for weed suppression, 7am-9 am in NLR at St. Joseph Center, in the west field beyond the rock pile.. Then relax at a table in the shade near the Farm Store (or do a little shopping). Park in the west parking area and follow the track west parallel to the road. Please let Stephanie Adair know if you plan to come, 901-870-6696

1. Identifying, labeling, and Root Pruning trees 8 -11 am followed by snacks & seeing their gardens, at the SW Little Rock home of Janet Lanza - 64 Plantation Acres Drive, 72210. Note: Janet & Jim have a dog, Dundee, who has a big bark but loves to meet new people Note: Park on the West side of the street but to the North of the driveway. Directions from I-430 & Rt 70.- SW of interchange turn R from Rt 70 to Crystal Valley Road. Follow L, R, L on Crystal Valley Rd, Turn R on Plantation Acres Drive Directions from I-430 & Colonel Glenn - W of Interchange, Turn L on Lawson Road. At the top of the hill, turn L on Crystal Valley Road, 2nd L on Redbud Lane, L on Chicopee Trail, then R on Plantation Acres Drive. Limit 10-12 people. Please let Kate Spontak know if you plan to come, 501-500-3434.

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

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 or 3 hours from 8:00 to 11:00, choose your time, on scheduled Wednesdays.
The workday email will suggest additional tools if any are needed. Always wear gloves and sturdy garden shoes, dress comfortably and expect to get dirty. Insect spray and water are a must!
Please log your volunteer hours as follows: Activity - Volunteer - Natural Area Maintenance, Sponsor: State Park: Bull Shoals-White River State Park.

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When: Wednesday, July 10, 9:00 – 12:00 - Registration Recommended (Weather permitting) Where: Russellville Larry Price’s House: 1298 Old Cove Road, Russellville - 2nd Driveway through the barn gate; parking by Barn. 35.278763,-93.063873 (copy and paste coordinates into Google Earth for parking area by the Barn). Type of Project: Native seed collection - the main target species is Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta); secondary species will be Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Please bring water, small loppers or rose snips and a small bucket or bag. No experience is necessary. Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists are invited. Tick repellent is advised. More information on the target species at: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ruhi2 More info on secondary species: https://anps.org/2020/02/13/know-your-natives-yarrow/ The beneficiary of this project is the seeding of the old baseball field at Dardanelle Lock and Dam with locally accessed native wildflowers. This project will be a joint endeavor of Foothills Master Naturalist, Pope County Master Gardeners and The US Army Corps of Engineers. This sort of activity is weather dependent, so cancellation and rescheduling could be necessary. NiTs are WELCOME and ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!!!!! 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. Larry has 2 entries. We will be using the 2nd entry. -The Pollinator Habitat sign marks the first entry. The 2nd entry is about 300ft farther and leads to the barn. Carpool/caravan from Conway is available. Please contact Robert the previous evening to coordinate. Questions: Email Larry at: dixielarry@gmail.com or Call or Text: Robert Fuhler at 501.733.4019

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

The July meeting will be held on July 11th at 6pm at the Garland County Library. We will have a presentation by Ned Skoog on nighttime illumination, it‘s effect on the natural world, and how we can diminish it‘s impact.

Held on 2nd Thursday of every month - 6:30-7:30 via Zoom

Grab your clippers and 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 by 8:00 a.m. 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. ACTIVITY: Garden Maintenance - NCAMN SPONSER: National Park Service - Buffalo National River - NCAMN

Native seed collection of Plains Coreopsis (tinctoria). A quick collection (about 1 hour) in Conway (near Sam‘s Club). No loppers needed. A collection bucket or bag is useful, but I‘ll bring extra. Gloves if you would like but coreopsis are not prickly. The beneficiary of this project is the seeding of the old baseball field at Dardanelle Lock and Dam with locally accessed native wildflowers. This project will be a joint endeavor of Foothills Master Naturalist, Pope County Master Gardeners and The US Army Corps of Engineers. This sort of activity is weather dependent, so cancellation and rescheduling could be necessary. NiTs are WELCOME and ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!!!!! GENERAL DIRECTIONS: In Conway, east of I-40 on Dave Ward, Meet at Maly’s Entertainment Center. This is just east of the Sam’s Club shopping center. We’ll gather in Maly’s parking lot – north side. Collecting will be in the dirt fields along both sides of the Maly Curv. Questions: Email Laurie at lauriegaines357@gmail.com or Call or Text at 479-216-0609

2nd Saturday of every month trash boom and landscape trash extraction at Benny Craig Park, Little Rock, Gum Springs Road (34.7008091,-92.3298191). Bring your own watercraft (canoe/kayak), if you have one.

The Arkansas Native Plant Society is presenting a webinar intitled "Experiencing Botany Through the Eyes of an Arkansas Traveler". The webinar will be led by Brendan Kosnik, of The Nature Conservancy. Brendan will lead you on a walk through his botanical adventures in Arkansas starting with the Mississippi River island network. He will also cover rare sedges on Crowley‘s Ridge and the Arkansas Alluvial Plain, as well as other species native to the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains and the Gulf Coastal Plains. Although Brendan is a native of Michigan, in 2021 he moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas, to pursue a master‘s degree at the Marsico Lab at Arkansas State University. His research focuses on rare sedges in the Mississippi Alluvial plain and Crowley‘s Ridge ecosystems. This April Brendan joined The Nature Conservancy field office in Little Rock where he has begun to support plant community monitoring and prescribed burn programs. The ZOOM link is below. These hours will count for NIT training and Continuing Education hours. Remember to log your hours.

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

July Meeting will Review The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl

Tuesday July 16, 8 am to 11 am at 28 Talmage Drive - potting oak seedlings. Contact Kate Spontak KateTree.CAMN@gmail.com 501-500-3434

Outdoors in Arkansas - rivers, waterfalls, bees, and perhaps trees and flowers. This is a two day event on the mornings of July 16th and 17th from 10:30-12:00. Kindergarten to 3rd Grade students will be attending.

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

Kayak out to see the geological formations on the lake. We‘ll stop on an island for a wiener roast for lunch. The pontoon will go out to carry chairs, coolers or more. Bring your favorite drink and anything to share for lunch. I have 3 kayaks to if you need one. Guests are welcome.

Outdoors in Arkansas - rivers, waterfalls, bees, and perhaps trees and flowers. This is a two day event on the mornings of July 16th and 17th from 10:30-12:00. Kindergarten to 3rd Grade students will be attending.

Maintenance of wildflower demonstration gardens. Assist staff with special projects and educational programs. General light maintenance and other duties as needed, in a multi-use natural area managed by AGFC.

Thursday July 18, 8 am to 11 am (or between rains) at 28 Talmage Drive - potting oak seedlings Kate Spontak KateTree.CAMN@gmail.com 501-500-3434 201-410-4454

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

Occurring monthly on 3rd Thursdays - Pizza at 6:00 for a donation . $1 a slice Program at 6:30 - Dragon- & Damselflies - Dr. Alex Barnard

We are meeting on a Friday due to library space availability. We‘ll meet in Studio 300.
Join us as we discuss Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough, and a fiction option: The Trail: a Novel by Ethan Gallogly.
Even if you have never attended a book club meeting, come on by and share your thoughts. You have only to read one of these selections.

Instructor, AGFC Staff

Local Master Naturalist Belinda Jonak will present a program on Arkansas snakes, focusing on the identification and appreciation of these most misunderstood members of our native fauna. This class is recommended for individuals motivated to learn more and fear less. This class will be held at 1st Presbyterian Church in Hot Springs. It will run from 9 am to noonish. These hours will count toward NIT training or Continuing Education. Don‘t forget to log in your hours and mileage.

Native seed collection & seed processing – we may collect more than 1 species (at Larry’s discretion) as well as seed processing and screening for previously collected seeds. Please bring water, small loppers or rose snips and a small bucket or bag. No experience is necessary. Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists are invited. Tick repellent is advised. The beneficiary of this project is the seeding of the old baseball field at Dardanelle Lock and Dam with locally accessed native wildflowers. This project will be a joint endeavor of Foothills Master Naturalist, Pope County Master Gardeners and The US Army Corps of Engineers. This sort of activity is weather dependent, so cancellation and rescheduling could be necessary. NiTs are WELCOME and ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!!!!! 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. Larry has 2 entries. We will be using the 2nd entry of his (which is the 3rd left on Old Cove). -The Pollinator Habitat sign marks the first entry. The 2nd entry is about 300ft farther and leads to the barn. Carpool/caravan from Conway is available. Please contact Robert the previous evening to coordinate. 501-733-4019 Questions: Email Laurie Gaines at lauriegaines357@gmail.com or Call / Text: Laurie Gaines 479-216-0609 activity - Seed Collecting FAMN Sponsor US Army Corp of Eng FAMN

Katherine Knierman, Instructor

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

Tuesday July 23, 8 am to 10 am or 11 if it‘s not too hat at 28 Talmage Drive - root pruning & labeling Kate Spontak KateTree.CAMN@gmail.com 501-500-3434 201-410-4454

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

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 or 3 hours from 8:00 to 11:00, choose your time, on scheduled Wednesdays.
The workday email will suggest additional tools if any are needed. Always wear gloves and sturdy garden shoes, dress comfortably and expect to get dirty. Insect spray and water are a must!
Please log your volunteer hours as follows: Activity - Volunteer - Natural Area Maintenance, Sponsor: State Park: Bull Shoals-White River State Park.

We‘ll hike our adopted section the LOVIT Trail in order to assess the trail condition, and look for any issues that need maintenance. Depending on who attends, and how many people, we may divide the hike into sections. We‘ll start the hike at Avery Recreation area at 9am. Please arrive by 8:45am, so we can organize and figure out our approach depending on attendees and weather. Bring water, bug spray, and a snack. The hike may go up to 7 miles, so be prepared.

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

Saturday July 27, 8 am to 10 am with David Heister on Glenn Road at the back of 349 N Ridge Road in Kingwood, where we will be identifying salvageable trees and may do some root pruning. Only space for a few cars. Call first if you want to come. 501-500-3434

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.

A 2pm, Sunday afternoon field trip to the South Fourche Le Fave River -south of Hollis off Hwy 7. We can meet at the South Fourche Campground parking (south through Hollis, just past river bridge on the left). Registration will be critical to arrange carpooling. Larry will be coming from Russellville. Laurie will come through Perryville and a Conway meetup group can be planned. After meeting at the campground - we‘ll carpool - Trail 45 connects Hwy 7 south of Hollis with hwy 27 at Onyx. It is a little rough and dusty. It goes through a lot of timber country. There are multiple river scour glades where we‘ll find our target plant along the trip

Project Ozark Chinquapin watering schedule for Lake Ouachita State Park (LOSP): June – The watering schedule for the month of June will be every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. July, August, September - The watering schedule for the hot months of July, August, and September will be every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00 p.m. General Information: Check in at the Visitors Center between 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. It will require approximately 2 hours for a 2-person team to complete the watering process. Each date requires and is limited to one 2-person team All teams will follow the same Standard Operating Procedure that will be covered at the initial training session. Should you need to cancel your participation, please call LOSP at 501.767.9366 and leave a message for Emily Stubblefield and Susan Giovengo. Dress appropriately and bring insect repellant! Details are covered at the mandatory training session Important!!! Attendance at an initial training session is required before you can participate.