Rochier Heights to be developed as student apartments but engineer planning the project promised to make a major effort to protect most of the existing trees and to detain a lot of stormwater on the site to protect World Peace Wetland Prairie, Pinnacle Wet Prairie and quality of water entering Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River

Earth Day events sponsored by Omni Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology, Ozark Headquarters Group of Sierra Club and others listed on poster

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Pollinators a bit ahead of schedule and searching non-native flowers for nectar while waiting for natives to bloom as summer approaches

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Eastern tailed blue butterfly on dead nettle, a non-native, invasive small wetland plant that is important in late winter for pollinators to survive

Honeybee nectars from grape hyacinth

University of Arkansas faculty member explains the power of nature for good in human life at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Fayetteville Public Library

HOW NATURE CAN EMPOWER YOU

Presentation

by

Donald Wleklinski, MS, BSN, RN

University of Arkansas School of Nursing Faculty

6:30 PM March 15, 2012

Fayetteville Public Library

Walker Community Room,

401 West Mountain Street

Free and Open to the Public

                Exposure to nature is vital to our physical and emotional health, explains Donald Wleklinski, of the University of Arkansas School of Nursing faculty.  He tells how “nature engages your attention in a relaxed fashion with such things as leaves rustling, patterns of clouds, sunsets, a bird, and the shape of an old tree. Nature captures our attention in subtle, bottom-up ways and allows our top-down attention abilities a chance to regenerate.”  Natural environments “restore” our attention.  Wleklinski’s presentation is well backed up with thorough research and references.  He indicates that some of us may suffer from “nature-deficit” and shows how exposure to nature can provide preventative health care and empower everyone, children and adults, both physically and mentally.  The presentation will include a period for questions and answers.

For more information email dwleklin@uark.edu  or call/text 479-220-2772

Beneficial insects appearing on warm days such as March 12, 2012

Park Board meeting March 2012 focused on changing ordinance on accepting money in lieu of land for parks

OMNI Center and Sierra Club among sponsors of events during 40-day Earth Day celebration in Fayetteville, Arkansas