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Events
Panel Discussion on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A panel of experts will discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to address greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants at noon Monday, April 6, in room 328 at the University of Arkansas School of Law. The event is free and open to the public and qualifies for one hour of continuing education for legal practitioners.
Monday, April 6th, 12:00 PM
Waterman Hall (School of Law), Room 328
How to Prepare and Plant a No-Till Garden Bed
During this hands-on workshop from Tri-Cycle Farms, participants will learn how to prep a no-till garden bed in a section of untilled yard space and will then plant the bed with some spring vegetable crops.
Saturday, April 11th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
1705 N. Garland Ave, Fayetteville, AR
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Project Clean Plate
Project Clean Plate is a campaign initiative sponsored by Chartwells Dining Services and Razorback Food Recovery whose purpose is to raise awareness to food waste and mindful eating habits in college students. Project Clean Plate will begin with dining halls capturing a baseline measurement of food waste for one week. This will be followed by two weeks of the campaign in which food waste and mindful eating education will facilitated in and around the dining halls by volunteers.
Volunteers are needed to table during dinner hours in each of the three campus dining halls – Brough Commons, Pomfret Hall, and Fulbright (Quad) Dining Hall. Volunteers will engage with students to raise awareness for the Clean Plate Project through games, trivia and recruiting signatures for the Clean Plate Pledge. Volunteers who serve for at least one hour will receive a free Clean Plate Project t-shirt and a free meal in the dining hall.
Fayetteville Public Library Evening with Bob Woodward
Best-selling author Bob Woodward will speak at the Fayetteville Public Library on Friday, April 10th. We need many volunteers throughout the day for this exciting event!
Multiple time slots are available.
Friday, April 10
Fayetteville Public Library
401 W. Mountain St. Fayetteville, AR 72701
2015 Lake Fayetteville Spring Cleanup
Please join the Lake Fayetteville Watershed Partnership, The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension, and many other local community organizations and sponsors for the 2014 Spring Clean Up of Lake Fayetteville. This is a Great American Cleanup” event in partnership with the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission organized to remove litter in and around Lake Fayetteville. Not only will you take part in beautifying Lake Fayetteville, the park, trails, and natural areas, but you will also help protect water quality. In Spring and Fall of 2014, more than 3200 lbs of litter were removed from the lake and park! Please come out and help us continue to reduce the trash and litter and keep Lake Fayetteville beautiful.
Saturday, April 11th, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
511 E. Lakeview
Springdale, AR 72764
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Fayetteville Public Library
They Fayetteville Public Library is inviting UA sustainability students to get involved by volunteering at the library. Volunteers can set their own hours and choose from a variety of programs and departments.
Margaret Burdette, Manager of Volunteer Services
Fayetteville Public Library
401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, AR 72701
direct phone – 479.856.7104 | library phone – 479.856.7000
www.faylib.org
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
The ReStore is a discount home improvement center that sells donated home improvement merchandise at reduced prices to the general public. 100% of the profits support Habitat for Humanity of Washington county. We have a small staff and rely on volunteers for ReStore support.
Customer service is the primary focus for our ReStore Volunteers. Our ReStore staff will assign jobs as needed.
1421 E. 15th St.
Fayetteville, AR 72701
TriCycle Farms
Tri Cycle Farms, located at the corner of Sycamore and Garland Avenue, is a centrally located urban farm on the blue and red bus routes (free parking is also available at the Trinity United Methodist Church). The mission of Tri Cycle Farms is to “build community through soil,” and the nonprofit (via fiscal partnership with the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology) is working broadly with other like-minded organizations in the region to strengthen food security. Tri Cycle Farms has ongoing “Farm to Table” programs, gardening classes, volunteer opportunities, chicken husbandry, herb walks, a composting system, and new plans to develop a farmer’s market with the Trinity United Methodist Church, which is directly across the street from Tri Cycle.
Contact Don Bennett at fayettevilletricyclefarms@gmail.com or 479-966-0572, or Joanna Pollock at jbperson@uark.edu or 708-828-5695 for more information about how to get involved or tour Tri Cycle. You can also find Tri Cycle Farms on Facebook.
The content of this post does not constitute an official endorsement by the University of Arkansas or the Office for Sustainability. All announcements are for informational purposes only.
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