Wednesday April 24, 9:30 to noon at Oak Forest Community Garden. Putting in 12 bare-root seedlings and 7 sapling trees. Also laying cardboard & newspaper & mulch to keep the wildflowers from taking over. Save our Planet by Saving our Native Trees & Native Insects Kate Spontak KateTree.CAMN@gmail.com 501-500-3434 201-410-4454

Please consider joining us for a planting event of the Ozark Chinquapin at Bluffton Nature Preserve (TNC) on Wednesday, April 24 at 10:00. We will be planting around 20 germinated seed at the Preserve. This planting will be relatively rugged off-trail and will involve carrying in equipment and seeds (to include rebar and tree tubes). Please bring water and wear hiking boots with ample ankle support. For anyone who is not feeling up to the trek into the nether-regions, we will also be planting a few more Chinquapins behind Bluffton House (which is flat and relaxing); after which, just relax on the patio and send out moral support! Either way, please register for this event. 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 down Watergate Road (keep right at the fork) and watch for the Double-Drop Falls sign (35.653407,-92.525950), proceed approximately 20 feet, turn right into driveway and continue to the parking in front of Bluffton House (coordinates: 35.652746,-92.527426 - copy and paste into Google Earth or Maps). Call Robert with any questions or if you would like to carpool/caravan at 501-733-4019.

Location probably Bean Bluff in Gamaliel, finest overlook on Norfork Lake.

Pop-Up Hike at Walnut Creek
When and Where: Thursday, April 25 at Walnut Creek Starting at the Low Water Bridge on USFS road 47 off Crystal Springs Road. The hike will start at 10:00 a.m. The short version will take approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours. The longer hike will be 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Directions will be at the end of the email.

Around 75% of the world‘s flowering plants rely on animal pollinators, with over 200,000 pollinator species involved. One in every three mouthfuls of food we eat are delivered by pollinators! Join DLAMN Master Naturalist Karen Hicks as she explores the hidden world and importance of pollination. You will view pollinators up close, learn fascinating facts about the plant/pollinator connection, and focus on how we can protect this valuable resource for the future. This class will take place in the board room at the Arkansas School for Math, Sciences, and the Arts. Following the class, we will take a tour of the school‘s student developed pollinator garden, led by Dr. Allyn Dodd, biology instructor.

Smithsonian‘s Gary Graves will lead a group bird watching on a trail at FB. Gary always has wisdom to share and is remarkable at identifying birds by their sounds. If you‘ve never made it to one of his walks before, try to make this one. We‘re lucky he spends some time with family in our area each spring. Start time is subject to change.

Naturally Arkansas Bringing Nature to Your Yard Saturday, April 27 10:00am - 1:00pm Are you wanting to plant native plants to bring more wildlife to your yard and help nature? Learn what you need to know and buy the plants at CALS 2nd Bringing Nature to Your Yard event. Learn how to bring native bees, butterflies, & birds to your yard--how to select native species--how to start a pollinator garden--how to buy plants--and what plants not to buy--from experts who will be on hand to answer your questions! Learn about environmental groups and programs from exhibitors! Buy native plants from eight local sellers! And bring your kids, because library staff will offer a variety of children‘s activities!

Why Work to Restore Habitat? Larry Price Chapter meeting with lunch Afternoon, What’s that tree? Tree Identification.