Earth Fest in Rose Garden during 2008 Springfest in Fayetteville, Arkansas

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The packages for the silent auction starting at 5:30 p.m. today at the Senior Center are great

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John Boozman and Aubrey Shepherd on land now named World Peace Wetland Prairie

World Peace Wetland Prairie visitors love tree frog on April 20, 2008

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Swallowtail says "Please come see me between 1 and 5 p.m. Today at World Peace Wetland Prairie"

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Meetings from past week replaying on Government Channel today. Please enjoy Sunday April 20 afternoon at World Peace Wetland Prairie

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Earth Day Celebration at World Peace Wetland Prairie on Sunday afternoon among several events coming up

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday April 19, 2008. Free 3-foot-tall oak trees of four varieties available at Wal-Mart on Joyce Blvd. VOLUNTEERS are needed to arrive early and remove trees from large sacks and make them available in small numbers. Also, volunteers are needed to hand out the trees and remind people to plant them immediately or get them into buckets of water immediately and plant quickly. Call aubrey at 444-6072 for details.

1 to 5 p.m. Sunday April 20.
Keep the Water Where it Falls, Maintain the Habitat — Earth Day at World Peace Wetland Prairie

Fayetteville's Town Branch Neighborhood and the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology have announced that the Fourth Earth Day Celebration since the Founding of World Peace Wetland Prairie, a city-owned nature park and natural rain garden in south Fayetteville, is planned for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 2008.
Nature walks will be led by local biologists and nature enthusiasts, highlighting Arkansas native plants and describing the value of natural wetland and its function for stormwater abatement and cleansing in an urban environment.
Information from founding organizations and area environmental groups will be offered as well as an opportunity to participate in planting trees, native grass and flowering plants and in helping remove Japanese honeysuckle, fescue and other non-native invasive species. Some small trees and possibly some flowering plants will be available for adoption.
Musicians and poets are invited to perform with acoustic instruments; and environmentally friendly songs and poems are especially welcome. Activities suitable for small children will be offered.
Bird-watchers are encouraged to come at dawn or stay until dark. Bring a camera or video recorder. Nice photo opportunities are likely.
The theme for 2008 is "Keep the Water Where it Falls, Maintain the Habitat."
Updated information on plans for Earth Day activities at 1121 South Duncan Avenue in Fayetteville may be found at
http://worldpeacewetlandprairie.blogspot.com
Links to photo albums and slide shows on WPWP flora and fauna may be found at
http://www.worldpeacewetlandprairie.com
Telephone 479-444-6072
Volunteers will find ways to help. Just ask.
Remember: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday April 20, 2008




Conference on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Hosted by:
Congressman John Boozman
In cooperation with the University of Arkansas College of Engineering - Division of Agriculture
Monday, April 21st10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Reynolds Center for Enterprise DevelopmentUniversity of Arkansas - Fayetteville*FREE parking in Harmon Street Parking Deck. You must bring ticket inside for validation*
MORNING SESSION (10:00 a.m.)
Special Guests:Robert Noun - Nat'l Renewable Energy Lab, U.S. Dept. of EnergyRobert Ames - Director of Development, Tyson Foods (Energy)Chris Benson - Director, Arkansas Energy Office
AFTERNOON SESSION (12:30 p.m.)
Special Guests:Charles Zimmerman - WalMart Stores (Sustainability)Tom Vander Ark - The X-Prize Foundation
PIZZA LUNCH & EXPO (11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Break-out Sessions:Business: Starting and Running a Green Business in the Natural StateNon-Business: Energy Efficiency for Individual Citizens and Households
For More Information, Contact:
Philip Moore (Office of Congressman Boozman)479.725.0400 or philip.moore@mail.house.gov Conference on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Hosted by:
Congressman John Boozman
In cooperation with the University of Arkansas College of Engineering - Division of Agriculture
Monday, April 21st10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Reynolds Center for Enterprise DevelopmentUniversity of Arkansas - Fayetteville*FREE parking in Harmon Street Parking Deck. You must bring ticket inside for validation*
MORNING SESSION (10:00 a.m.)
Special Guests:Robert Noun - Nat'l Renewable Energy Lab, U.S. Dept. of EnergyRobert Ames - Director of Development, Tyson Foods (Energy)Chris Benson - Director, Arkansas Energy Office
AFTERNOON SESSION (12:30 p.m.)
Special Guests:Charles Zimmerman - WalMart Stores (Sustainability)Tom Vander Ark - The X-Prize Foundation
PIZZA LUNCH & EXPO (11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Break-out Sessions:Business: Starting and Running a Green Business in the Natural StateNon-Business: Energy Efficiency for Individual Citizens and Households
For More Information, Contact:
Philip Moore (Office of Congressman Boozman)479.725.0400 or philip.moore@mail.house.gov

Monarchs sailing northeast Tuesday and some pause for nectar on April 15, 2008

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You say you don't have room to plant an oak? Come help plant trees and flowering plants here on Sunday afternoon April 20

To learn how to get oaks to plant or donate, call Central Ark. Sierra Club at 479-530-8328.
Please click on image to enlarge and see Lauren Hawkins on April 12, 2008, preparing ground and planting on portion of World Peace Wetland Prairie at 1121 South Duncan Avenue.

Free oak trees available. Please help distribute on April 19.

From Dina Nash of the Arkansas Sierra Club:
The Arkansas Forestry Commission asked if the Sierra Club would like to do a tree give-away project: They have 50,000 extra 3-foot-tall oak trees (Willow oaks, Water oaks, Shumard oaks, and Pin oaks) and they'd like to give them away.  I said yes, and we very much need your members to volunteer some hours to help take these little trees out of the paper bundle of 100 trees, put 1 or 2 in a bag, tape the top of the bag with masking tape, and give them to people who will promise to water them once or twice a week for several months so they will get a good start.

So if you have 3 or more hours on Saturday April 19, 2008, to help give away trees to help global warming, please email or call me ASAP, so I can plan who'll be there to take care of the give-away table:

    Location:  Wal-Mart on Mall Drive at Joyce Street, a block west of College.
                   Near the Garden Center
                   10 AM-4 PM  (3 hour shifts, 10-1 and 1-4, or the whole 6 hours)
                   Three people per shift, some bagging, some taping, and some
                     handing out trees and putting the planting info sheet with them

                   An easy way to green up some bare places you may know of, too.
                   Take some home to your yard, church, school, or farm!  Give some
                   to neighbors who lost a tree in a storm, etc.
There are also openings at the Rogers Wal-Mart on Walnut Street on the l9th!!
Thanks so much for making this a success: please call me at 530-8328 My cell phone is in the 479 area code so Fayetteville friends don't need to make a long-distance call to reach me in Little Rock.  Or you can email me at Dina_Nash@yahoo.com .

Thanks,
Dina Nash, Vice Pres. Central AR Sierra Club
479-530-8328 
Little Rock

If you can't reach Dina, you may call Aubrey Shepherd at 479-444-6072 for information. You need not be a Sierra Club member to participate.


Toad on World Peace Wetland Prairie on April 9, 2008

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Before the storm, this guy was out shopping. A week ago, finding toads on WPWP required digging in soft dirt because many were still burrowed down.

Trumpet honeysuckle on April 9, 2008

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April 23, 2007, view of native trumpet honeysuckle in bloom on World Peace Wetland Prairie

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Will new growth below bloom in time to delight visitors to the April 20, 2008, Earth Day Celebration at World Peace Wetland Prairie? Please show up between 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday April 20 to see its progress!


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Native, non-invasive, non-strangling trumpet honeysuckle about ready to bloom on World Peace Wetland Prairie in Fayetteville, Arkansas

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Subdivision Committee hearing on Hill Place/Aspen Ridge development video on CITY 16 about 10:15 a.m. Friday

The subdivision-committee video is expected to begin at about 10:15 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2008, or a few minutes after the CAT Board meeting replay that is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on City 16, the Cox Cable Channel 16 in Fayetteville.