Environment

Native Plants, Green Roofs, and LID

 in Ecology / Environment

Save the Earth From Your Front YardStarting SaturdayVirtual Webinar Native Plants, Green Roofs, and LID Saturday June 13 – 3:00-5:00 pm – link belowOmni Center partners with Arkansas Native Plant Society, Washington County Extension Service, and Ozark Green Roofs to give you ways to create an environmentally friendly place for wildlife, improve soil and water quality, rain gardens, green roofs, lots of other low-impact development inspiration (that’s what LID means), and phytoremediation. To find out what that is, you must attend the webinar.To get the zoom link for this talk, you must register through emailing Jane at jmaginot@uaex.edu. If you […]

Zero Waste Event

 in Environment

Thurs Feb 20 – 6:30 pm – Omni Get all the ins and outs of managing to live waste-free from a resident expert – Rose Brown – who writes the Zero Waste articles like the one below. Rose has live almost totally waste-free for a decade. She will inspire you to think about what’s in your trash can, your shopping bag, and your heart. She’s also really nice, and if you ask she’ll tell you about her latest plan, a TIMEBANK in Northwest Arkansas.

New Year’s Resolutions

 in Environment

If you enjoy turning over a new leaf and starting new habits in January, here are a few ideas: – The Daily Inventory: as you go through your day, keep your trash. At the end of the day, lay it all out and see what you think. Was any of it avoidable? What changes, if any, do you want to make? Keep this up for one week, one month, or longer. – The Daily Gratitude: at the beginning or end of each day, make a list of all the material positions you are grateful to have. This is a gentle […]

New Year's Resolutions

Container Deposit Law Campaign

 in Environment

What?!Sun Nov 24 – 5:00 pm – Omni Center Container Deposit Law is gearing up for the next round. Some of us remember getting our nickle back for the pop bottle we bought. This is the 21st century version. Arkansas needs it and volunteers for this campaign are welcome. More information at the link. But if you really want to know more, come meet people on Sunday.

4th Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit

 in Environment

Fri Nov. 8 – 8:30 am – North Little Rock The 4th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit will meet at Pulaski Tech at 3000 West Scenic Drive in North Little Rock on Nov. 8th from 8:30 AM to 2:45 PM. The Environmental Summit will provide attendees with the opportunity to hear from leading experts on the current state of environmental issues. Attendees will learn how recent policy changes will affect our environment, our economy, the lives of Arkansans and what actions they can take to protect and improve our environment. Register for the Summit at https://www.arpanel.org, the Arkansas Public Policy Panel website. Any questions, call […]

Why Nutrient Trading is Scarier Than You Think

 in Ecology / Environment

Why Nutrient Trading is Scarier Than You Think. [And what you can do before Aug 26] If you’ve never heard of nutrient trading, there are those in Northwest Arkansas who are pleased at that. If you live in Fayetteville, you’re one of just a small handful of people that can help us prevent a terrible regulation from going into effect that has the potential to degrade water quality throughout the state. City leaders from Fayetteville, Bentonville, Rogers, and Springdale make up NANTRAG – the group currently trying to establish a statewide nutrient trading program. If you’re not familiar with the concept, […]

Zero Waste!

 in Climate / Ecology / Environment

Zero Waste! Isn’t Climate Change More Urgent Than Reducing My Garbage? I recently saw this picture of the Climate Change tidal wave looming over seemingly smaller issues. It seems futile to focus our time on anything other than climate change. But the truth is that these issues are almost all connected. Maybe reducing household waste can seem like a frivolous waste of time. But in fact, some of the most effective ways to reduce carbon emissions happen to be directly related to waste and our consumption patterns. 42% of US greenhouse gasses are from producing, processing, transporting and disposing of […]

Earth Strike Fayetteville

 in Climate / Environment

Friday Sept 27 – noon-3:30 pm In coordination with the global Earth Strike organized by 350.org and many other climate action groups, including Greta Thunburg’s youth group. A great program of performers has already agreed to participate, and this will be an alternative for Fayettevillians who want a different option than Bikes Blues & BBQ (which is the same weekend). (Farmers Market folks tell us BBBBQ people don’t frequent the Square). More information will be coming soon, so put this on your calendar. Here’s what’s on the schedule now: BICYCLE RALLY & PEOPLE’S MARCH featuring GIANT PUPPETS, Parachutes for the […]