Events
NWACC Center for Health Professions LEED Tour
Come tour the NWACC Center for Health Professions LEED Silver Building. Why did NWACC choose LEED? What lessons were learned? Members of the design and construction team will speak about the building and give tours. Bring a coworker and carpool as you network with folks dedicated to a more sustainable built environment.
Cost: Members: $10, Guests: $15. Includes box lunch.
Tuesday, March 17th, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
1 College Drive, Bentonville, AR 72712
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
War Eagle Creek Cleanup
Join us for our very first War Eagle Creek Cleanup! The event will last from 9 AM – 2 PM. Check in at War Eagle Mill or Withrow Springs State Park at 9 AM to receive cleanup supplies and directions to cleanup sites along the river. There will be several canoes to use for anyone who would like to float to areas to pick up trash. At 1 PM we will return to War Eagle Mill for free lunch and door prizes. We hope to see you there!
Saturday, March 21st, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
11045 War Eagle Road
Rogers, AR 72756
Devil’s Eyebrow Reforestation Workday
Volunteers are needed to plant native trees and shrub seedlings for a reforestation project at Devil’s Eyebrow Natural Area near the Indian Creek arm of Beaver Lake. Planting seedlings is a fun activity, and provides an opportunity to work together with other volunteers to accomplish a project that helps improve the water quality of our drinking water source – Beaver Lake! Make a difference in this resource for future generations – we need your help! Tools, supplies, and snacks will be provided for volunteers along with instruction on planting bare-root seedlings.
Saturday, March 21st, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Devil’s Eyebrow Natural Area
Garfield, AR 72732
Potato Planting Day at Tri Cycle Farms
Come celebrate the Spring Equinox and help us plant potatoes! We’ll be continuing our annual potato plantin’ tradition by prepping beds and planting several different varieties. We’re so excited to be back in the garden with you! Please park at the Trinity Church and walk over, and bring a water bottle.
Saturday, March 21st, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
1705 N Garland Ave, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
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
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.
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