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Date: 10/30/2020
Subject: NWAMN Newsletter November 2020
From: Jim Klinger

NWAMN Newsletter

Newsletter of the

Northwest Arkansas Master Naturalists

Inspiring a Love of Nature | Citizen Scientists | Stewards of Nature | Educating All Ages

Working to Keep Arkansas

in its Natural State

Volume 2 Issue 11

November 1, 2020

- Important Dates in October

- Rogers Butterfly Park: Bed Adoption

- EcoFest

- 7th Annual BlueGreen Infrastructure Fall Festival

+ Native Seed Harvest & Planting

- Ecological Landcare - Integrating Horticulture with Ecology

- RRR Recycling Challenge
- NWAMN Member Profile: Amber and Jonathan Perrodin

- Help Wanted

- Webpage Outreach

- Newsletter Editor Needed

- October Board of Directors Meeting Recap

- Contact Us

Important Dates in November

Click HERE for the calendar to check for registration requirements and times.

NOTE: All items below are classified as Continuing Education Hours

11/05 11:00-Noon Ecological Land Care: Integrating Horticulture with Ecology

11/05 4:00-5:00 Dam Removal Seminar

11/07 9:00-11:00 7th Annual BlueGreen Infrastructure Fall Festival +

Native Seed Harvest & Planting
(This event is not on the NWAMN Calendar but look further

down in the newsletter for event details)

11/09 9:00-5:00 Day 1: 2020 Monarch and Pollinator Virtual Forum

11/10 10:00-Noon NWAMN Board of Directors Meeting via ZOOM

11/10 6:30-7:30 RRR Recycle Challenge at IRWP

11/15 2:00-4:00 NWAMN Chapter Meeting via ZOOM featuring our very own Rose Gergerich.

She describes her topic this way: "Lessons learned - Production of native plants from seed." Alternatively, "A botanical romp: learning about the secret lives of native plants through propagation." Rose will describe some steps we can take in an effort to encourage the seeds we have collected to GROW!

Rogers Butterfly Park:

Bed Adoption

Do you have a love of butterflies and flowers?

Of COURSE you do, you are a Master Naturalist!!

Phyllis Stair is looking for volunteers to adopt the beds at the Rogers Butterfly Park. She has provided the following guidelines for adopting a bed:

1. You will be in charge of weeding.

2. You will be in charge of watering – hopefully this will only be to establish a newly planted item, or during droughts since these are hardy native plants.

3. Replacing dead plants when needed. (This does not mean you will have to buy the plant, all this means that you will have to plant a new one. This also means that if you would like to plant a different kind of plant you can, however it must be the same height as the plant you have replaced.)

4. Educate yourself and others about the plants in your bed and the host (butterfly) to that plant.

5. ENJOY being kissed by butterflies!

Phyllis is conducting a Work Day November 25th from 11:00-Noon at the Rogers Butterfly Park. So if you are interested in adopting a bed or attending the Work Day contact Phyllis by email at: pkstair59@gmail.com or cell at: 479-340-7939.

Phyllis Stair, properly masked and socially distanced.

Sunrise at Rogers Butterfly Park

Monarch caterpillar munching on a native plant.

Photos by Jim Klinger

NWA EcoFest

The NWA EcoFestival is an environmental festival for all of northwest Arkansas! This year the festival will be a virtual one with videos on this NWA EcoFest.

Don't miss northwest Arkansas' first environmental festival featuring businesses and groups that contribute to the protection of our environment! Local exhibitors will enhance your personal connection to the environment in a highly interactive and engaging way. The NWA EcoFestival provides education, products and services which contribute to environmental protection and sustainability. We are working together for a better tomorrow!

7th Annual BlueGreen Infrastructure Fall Festival + Native Seed Harvest & Planting

West Side Water Resource Recovery Facility

& Woolsey Wet Prairie Sanctuary

15 South Broyles Ave, Fayetteville, AR

Saturday | November 7, 2020 | 9-11am

Ecological Land Care:

Integrating Horticulture with Ecology

Click wildonesozarkchapter@gmail.com to register for this event.

RRR Recycle Challenge

Learn from the experts about household recycling!
Program: RR Recycle Challenge
Date: November 10
Time: 6:30-7:30
Host: Curtis Leister, 2020 NIT.

Panelists: Justin Taylor, Environmental Educator, Boston Mountain Solid Waste District

Matt Berner, Landfill Supervisor, Eco-Vista Waste Management Inc.
Location: IRWP- in person for small group following CDC guidelines, or via ZOOM, link will be sent to Chapter at a later date.

If you would like to attend in person, email Curtis Leister personally for details at

curtisleister@gmail.com

Member Profile:

Amber and Jonathan Perrodin

- Steve Alarid

Help Wanted

Web Page Content Outreach

Looking for an opportunity to help with volunteer outreach while staying home?

How about helping maintain the NWAMN web page "Volunteering While Social Distancing"? We need someone to help Jim Klinger, our Volunteer Coordinator, keep that page current by adding new volunteer opportunities as they emerge and deleting expired events. Jim would prepare all the content and hand it off to you for posting. This is one of those behind-the-scenes jobs that truly feeds the volunteer spirit that motivates us all as Master Naturalists. No experience with website tinkering? No problem - Cheryl Larson, our industrious Webmaster, will train you - it's very straight-forward.

If interested, please contact Cheryl directly at craigcheryl@gmail.com or 620-719-0095.

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Editor

NWAMN is searching for a newsletter editor to take over the newsletter starting with the January 2021 edition. Jim Klinger is hanging up his green visor after 16 months. This is a great way to get to know all the areas served by NWAMN and a wonderful way to meet more and more Master Naturalists and all the agencies we deal with.

If you are interested please contact Jim at jsklinger@yahoo.com or feel free to call at 928.300.5531.