Foothills Arkansas Master Naturalists

08/30/2026

Coming up soon!

08/25/2026

Earth's curved inner shadow will darken the moon's disk during the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse.

08/24/2026

This would be fun.

Save the Date: 12 Sept 2026!

Join us in celebrating the inaugural annual Butterfly Big Day by helping document butterflies around the world on 12 September 2026.

Butterfly Big Day is an international event designed for people of all ages to find as many wild butterflies as they can, spread awareness of the importance of butterflies & other pollinators, and learn how we can help their populations.

Participating is easy!

•Just download the free iNaturalist app and sign up for a free account. You can also use a web browser and access the iNaturalist web site (inaturalist.org).

•Take photos of free-living butterflies (not captive or from butterfly houses)

•Submit your photos to iNaturalist. Photos of butterflies submitted anywhere in the world on 12th September will count for Butterfly Big Day! You do not have to be able to identify the butterfly in order for your observations to be useful.

For more information, links to brief iNaturalist tutorial videos, and to find the Butterfly Big Day regional partner in your part of the world, visit www.urbanbutterflies.org/big-day

To see all the Butterfly Big Day submissions, visit the iNaturalist project page during or after the event: www.inaturalist.org/projects/butterfly-big-day-2026

08/10/2026

08/10/2026

Experience the once-a-year phenomenon of the Perseids Meteor Shower under Mount Magazine State Park's famous dark skies!

Bring your binoculars, telescopes and lawn chairs and join a park interpreter at Cameron Bluff Overlook for this free, fun program. Book your lodge room or cabin now for best availability. https://www.arkansas.com/state-parks/experiences/park-events/comet-connection-perseids-meteor-shower-viewing

08/10/2026

If you are in Central Arkansas and you have some free time to volunteer helping to pot trees to be planted throughout Central AR to improve environmental quality, the environment could really use your help! email [email protected] for more information. We will be at the Arkansas Forestry Division Baucum Nursery Monday and Wednesday and Central Arkansas Water nursery on Friday. Many thanks to all of the partners that make this AR environmental and quality of life project possible! Central Arkansas Master Naturalists

07/26/2026

The start time for the Star Party has been moved up to 7:30 PM, which is when the presentations at Ogden Hall will begin.

07/02/2026

The City of Conway is creating a Community Forest Plan to help sustainably manage our trees and forests over the next 20 years.

Residents are invited to attend a Community Forest Plan Meeting on Tuesday, July 21, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Conway City Hall.

This meeting is an opportunity to share what you want to see for the future of Conway’s trees, provide feedback on draft recommendations, and visit with City staff and other community members.

Community Forest Plan Meeting
Tuesday, July 21
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Conway City Hall, City Council Chambers

Funding for this project provided by the the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program, in partnership with
the Arkansas Department of Agriculture.