Everyone welcome to wreath-making day at World Peace Wetland Prairie

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The seed of the ambrosia plant, also known as giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) is truly the ambrosia of an uncountable number of species of birds during September and October on World Peace Wetland Prairie and many other areas of Arkansas.

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Friends of the World Peace Wetland Prairie are planning Make-A-Wreath Day from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 27.

Come at dawn to watch birds, find a private spot out back where the late-blooming flowers remain and see whether the migration of monarch butterfles is still going on. Gather wreath-making material and turn it into a festive harvest centerpiece from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Gather pine cones, cut wild grape vines and honeysuckle for a truly down-home holiday wreath. Tips on assembling a wreath will be given by weaver Sharon Dollar. Tips on how to identify good vines and bad will also be provided. A little string, wire, ribbon, elbow grease and fun and. . .VOILA! A Holiday Centerpiece!

Long Sleeves, gloves, clippers and bag or box to carry your treasures home in will be helpful.

The World Peace Wetland Prairie is at 1121 South Duncan Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street — just northeast of Pinnacle Foods and southwest of Brenda's Bigger Burger — and is a Fayetteville city nature park that is being preserved by the public as a remnant of a rapidly disappearing ecosystem; an example of a natural raingarden and a sanctuary for all living things.

The park is in the Town Branch Basin of the West Fork of the White River, which flows into Beaver Lake, the region's major water supply.

Work on helping to shape up this public jewel is encouraged at anytime. Regular organized work dates have moved to an autumn/winter schedule of the last Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Please call 479-444-6072 for details, or log onto www.worldpeacewetlandprairie.com and send a message.
Contact: Lauren Hawkins at 479-444-6072 or e-mail Get_Involved@WorldPeaceWetlandPrairie.com

Friends of the World Peace Wetland Prairie include the Town Branch Neighborhood Association, Omni Center for Peace Justice and Ecology, Audubon Arkansas and Tyson Foods Inc.