Rochier Heights in Town Branch Neighborhood of south Fayetteville to be developed as student-apartment site, but engineer planning the project promised planning commission that most of existing trees would be saved and that native plants would be used in landscaping and that stormwater runoff would be managed to protect World Peace Wetland Prairie, Pinnacle Prairie and Town Branch of the West Fork of the West Fork of the White River from pollution, flooding and erosion

Fracking for natural gas in Arkansas: The view from a working farm in Sebastian County tonight at Fayetteville Public LIbrary: See preview clip below

Sierra Club’s March Member Event will be on March 28, 6:00-7:45 pm, at the Fayetteville Public Library, in the Walker Room.  Our speaker will be Jack White who will talk about fracking and his personal experiences with fracking, involving his wife’s health and the homestead where he planned to spend his golden years.

The Free Weekly blog account of the Mary and Jack White's horror story of life near a tracking site.

For a preview of White's likely comments at FPL see this YOU TUBE video from October 24, 2011.

Joyce Mendenhall offers program "The Language of Flowers" at 9:30 a.m. at Flower, Garden and Nature Society meeting in Springdale on Saturday, March 17, 2011: Two reasons to wear green

Please click on individual images to ENLARGE view for easy reading.

Cecropia moth leaves chrysalis on March 16, 2012

Cecropia moth after leaving chrysalis March 16, 2012

Joyce Mendenhll on March 15, 2012

Fayetteville Environmental Action Committee announces June 1, 2012, celebration of city's certification as a 'Habitat Community' by the National Wildlife Federation

Environmental Action Committee of Fayetteville meeting agenda for Thursday, March 8, 2012. ALSO, Washington County Quorum Court meeting overlaps but chance to speak may still be possible after EAC meeting

Hello EAC Members,

This week we have a great agenda planned for Thursday March 8, 2012 at 5:30 in room 111 at City Hall. I hope you can make it!  

Introductions

Community Wildlife Habitat Update

Community Wildlife Habitat Celebration Event

Announcements

Next meeting topics

Close

Thank you to Angie Albright, EAC Vice Chair, for offering to facilitate the meeting, as I will be traveling for work.  Thank you to Terri Lane who will present the update and inspire volunteers to help with the celebration!

I'll look forward to watching the video and hearing about the results of the meeting.

Have a good night.

Sarah

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Sarah E. Lewis, Ph.D.

Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Sector Manager

The Sustainability Consortium

Fayetteville, AR City Council Member

Adjunct Professor, UALR

www.sustainabilityconsortium.org

www.accesssfayetteville.org

(479) 575-4296 office 
(479) 263-2087 mobile

Quinn Montana and other champions of locally produced food share information February 29, 2012, in Fayetteville, Arkansas