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NPR News

Still No Budget Deal As Shutdown Deadline Looms

April 8, 2011 | NPR · President Obama and House and Senate leaders have just hours before a midnight deadline for a partial government shutdown that all sides say would inconvenience millions and damage a still fragile economy. There were reports of some progress towards averting a shutdown, but a deal remained elusive.

 

What's Closed (And What's Not) In A Shutdown

April 8, 2011 | NPR · If the federal government shuts down, tourists will be turned away from parks, homebuyers would see their loans delayed, the disabled would wait on Medicaid, and waste sites would remain toxic.

 

Google Gets Approval To Buy Travel Search Company

April 8, 2011 | NPR · But the Justice Department has imposed significant conditions on Google's $700 million purchase of ITA Software. ITA's technology powers the reservation systems of most major U.S. airlines and many popular online fare-comparison services, including Kayak, TripAdvisor and Hotwire.

 

For more of the latest news headlines from NPR, visit our News page here.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Friday, April 8, 2011

On this Spring Fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, the issue of congressional redistricting remains unresolved and the Arkansas Supreme Court upholds a lower court decision to enable adoption and fostering of children by unmarried couples. Famed author Alexander McCall Smith talks about "The Very Small Things in Life" and Carroll Country high school students learn about philanthropy. Today also marks the start of KUAF's Spring 2011 Fundraiser.

Hear Ozarks At Large weekdays at noon and again at 7pm on KUAF 91.3FM.
Click here to listen to the latest show online.

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Monday-Friday from 5a-9a Raising the bar from zombie-killing to educating – some video game designers share a new agenda, Monday on NPR's Morning Edition.	Monday-Friday from 1p-3p NPR's Talk of the Nation explores the issues beyond the day's headlines, and takes your calls, with host Neal Conan.
Monday-Friday from 3p-6p NPR's All Things Considered paints the bigger picture with reports on the day's news, analysis of world events, and thoughtful commentary.	Sunday-Thursday @ 6p Water, water, everywhere? The author of The Big Thirst discusses how we have to think differently about this vital resource, Monday on NPR's Fresh Air.

Arts and Music

'Hanna': The Spy (Kid) Who Came In From The Cold

April 7, 2011 | NPR · Atonement director Joe Wright reunites with Saoirse Ronan in an elegantly art-directed thriller about a teenager raised in Arctic solitude — and trained since birth to be the perfect assassin.

 

'Born To Be Wild' Is A Cute Baby Animal Movie, But It Doesn't Need To Be In 3D

April 8, 2011 | NPR · The new baby-animals documentary Born To Be Wild will give you all the cute-animal footage you could possibly need — but there are a few caveats, especially about the unnecessary use of 3D.

 

A Retooled 'Arthur,' Still Consuming Conspicuously

April 7, 2011 | NPR · With Russell Brand playing the Dudley Moore role and Helen Mirren in the part that won John Gielgud an Academy Award, a big-ticket remake might make Oscar Wilde think again about whether anything succeeds like excess.

 

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Epimedium flavum aka Barrenwort: Plant brought from Rye, New York, on Long Island Sound near the Connecticut line a decade ago and finally identified April 16, 2011, when Beth Presley bought a young plant at Farmer's Market on April 16, 2011, and photographer spotted it

Epimedium flava living for a decade near World Peace Wetland Prairie for a decade since Lauren Hawkins brought it from her mother's garden in Rye

Special nearly symmetrical tri-foliate leaf structure easily recognized on Lauren's heritage plant and Beth's new plant

Description of Epimedium (Barrenwort) on pot in which Beth Presley's plant was growing

Beth's plant's leaves small but growing and likely will produce many drooping flowers next spring.

 Recommended for planting in raised but shady garden or upslope so that tiny flowers can be seen at eye level

Park-board meeting video from April 4, 2011, includes discussion of toy-car racetrack and upcoming Earth Day events

Remote-controlled car organization wants to use land formerly used for BMX racing. The link is to a blog members of the local group use for communicating and sharing information about their plan for Walker Park. Please go there to ask questions or learn how to participate.

Wisconsin Fascists suffer setback

I'm writing to you from Wisconsin, ground zero in the fight between Republicans and the middle class, where we just had a HUGE win!

I'm literally breathless. I'm witnessing history. Incumbent candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court generally get re-elected in a landslide. But in the general election on Tuesday, progressive JoAnne Kloppenburg closed the gap and won by a razor thin margin against conservative justice David Prosser!

The result was extremely close, and there's still a recount to grapple with, but this is a HUGE change from the primary where she lost 25% to 55% to conservative Justice David Prosser before Walker's attacks on workers began. And it's proof that the grassroots army that formed to battle Governor Scott Walker is a force to be reckoned with.

Tuesday night, all of us volunteers sat around the Kloppenburg office, right next to the Wisconsin 14, and watched these historic returns come in together.

And I knew it was happening because thousands of us MoveOn members, along with our friends and allies, voted, volunteered, knocked doors, hit the phones, and got out the vote through our emails, posts and tweets. We're a part of this, but now we need to make sure what happened in Wisconsin doesn't stay in Wisconsin.

The Republicans in Washington are copying Walker's radical "my way or the highway" tactics, threatening to shutdown the government in order to force the Democrats to cave on the budget. They're willing to harm countless Americans in order to impose their agenda on the rest of us.

But MoveOn is fighting back, just like we are in Wisconsin. They're planning a huge nationwide campaign, capturing the energy from our victory to win this massive battle for our nation's future against the Republicans' plans to destroy decades of progressive legislation, including our entire social safety net.

Can you help stop the Republicans by chipping in $75 right now?

I read a quote the other day from the Tea Party Express, and while I wouldn't normally agree with them, they could not be more right about the stakes in this election:

"If...liberal Joanne Kloppenburg wins, then Barack Obama and his union...allies will have won...If conservative Justice David Prosser wins, then Gov. Scott Walker and the tea party movement will have won in Wisconsin. The stakes could not be higher."¹

The result of this election will have an important impact right here in Wisconsin on the battle to protect workers' rights. But a Kloppenburg victory is also sending a message nationally that Americans are rejecting the radical right-wing Republican agenda sweeping across other states and our federal government.

I need your help to keep the momentum going. We're doing great here in Wisconsin, but MoveOn needs your support to make sure the growing grassroots movement to protect the American Dream doesn't stall at our state's border. 

They need to raise $215,000 today to do it—for ads, field mobilizations, and polling. Can you help?

Click below to chip in $75:

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/wicourtwin1.html?bg_id=hpc0&id=26839-4033832-D3uUe3x&t=6

Thank you for all that you're doing.

–Steve Hughes
Sources:
1. "Big money, union fight shape Wisconsin court race," Politico, accessed April 7, 2011 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=207497&id=26839-4033832-D3uUe3x&t=7

 

ECO-passport for April 2011

Fayetteville Earth Day(s) Festival
April 16th thru April 30th thru-out the City of Fayetteville

Saturday,  April  16th
1)  ECO-TradeShow  @ East Square Plaza.  Just east of the Fayetteville Square    8am to 2pm
50 Local Green Businesses share their Green Products and Services with the public.
Sponsors:  FFEAC – Green Economy, Fayetteville Visitors Bureau, & East Square Plaza
Contact:  Mikel Lolley         HYPERLINK "mailto:mikel.lolley@gmail.com" mikel.lolley@gmail.com        479.841.7801
2)  Fayetteville Farmers Market  @ Fayetteville Square                7am to 2pm
Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Get your ECO-PassPort and earn your own Green Card.
Contact:  Peggy Maringer      HYPERLINK "mailto:fayettevillefm@gmail.com" fayettevillefm@gmail.com        479.236.2910
3)  ECO-Modern Flats – Community Open House @ 130 S. Hill Av.            9am to 2pm
    Tour the 1st LEED Certified Multi-Family Apartment Community in the State.
    Refreshments and Rewards for those who travel by foot or bike.
    Contact:  Taylor Broyles     HYPERLINK "mailto:talyor@ecomodernflats.com" talyor@ecomodernflats.com        479.966.7490
4)  Gear Swap  @ East Square Plaza Lobby                        10am to 2pm
Local Bicycle Shops and gear heads swap bike parts and pieces
Sponsor:  Fayetteville Bicycle Days & Ozarks Bike Coalition
Contacts:      Greg Mitchell         HYPERLINK "mailto:gregm307@gmail.com" gregm307@gmail.com    479.856.2350
            John Goddard         HYPERLINK "mailto:bfd@bikefaydays.org" bfd@bikefaydays.org        479.409.5881
5)  B-Earth Day Card – Community Art Dedication  @ East Square Plaza Lobby    Noon
8000 B-Earth Day Cards honoring the Birth of our Planet Earth
Sponsor:  Fayetteville Public Schools – Green Teams
Contact:  Connie Crisp     HYPERLINK "mailto:connie.crisp@fayar.net" connie.crisp@fayar.net    479.263.7555
6)  FFEAC – Inclusion Group Installation  @ East Square Plaza Lobby            Noon
Celebrating Community Sustainability.  Community starts with an open invitation for ALL to engage and participate.  Only, then can a Community contemplate environmental and social sustainability.
Sponsor:  FFEAC – Fayetteville Forward, Inclusion and Green Economy Groups
Contact:  Patty Williams     HYPERLINK "mailto:zipattie@sbcglobal.net" zipattie@sbcglobal.net    479.530.7976
7)  Rug Rat Ride  @ Fayetteville Square                        2pm to 2:30pm
    Kids 7 and under ride their bi and tri-cycles around the Fayetteville Square.
Sponsor:  Bicycle Fayetteville Days & Ozarks Bike Coalition
    Contact:  Greg Mitchell     HYPERLINK "mailto:bfd@bikefaydays.org" bfd@bikefaydays.org        479.444.3431
8)  Art Bike Show & Parade  @ Fayetteville Square                    2:30pm to 3pm
Custom Art Bike Parade -- Depart Fayetteville Square.  Travel down East Street to Dickson Street.  Travel Dickson Street back to Block to Fayetteville Square.  Categories with Prizes.
Sponsor:  Fayetteville Bicycle Days & Ozarks Bike Coalition
Contacts:      Greg Mitchell         HYPERLINK "mailto:gregm307@gmail.com" gregm307@gmail.com    479.856.2350
            John Goddard         HYPERLINK "mailto:bfd@bikefaydays.org" bfd@bikefaydays.org        479.409.5881
9)  Mayoral Fayetteville Earth Day(s) Proclamation  @ East Square Plaza Porch    3pm
Mayor Lioneld Jordan will read the Fayetteville Earth Day(s) Proclamation and Proclaim the City’s Commitment to advancing sustainability thru-out the City.
Contact:  Lindsley Smith      HYPERLINK "mailto:lsmith@fayettevillear.us.gov" lsmith@fayettevillear.us.gov    479.409.1288

10)  An Urban Bike Ride  @ Fayetteville Square                    4pm
Depart Fayetteville Square.  Travel down College Av. to Mellow Mushroom on Joyce Blvd.
Sponsor:  Fayetteville Bicycle Days & Ozarks Bike Coalition
Contacts:      Greg Mitchell         HYPERLINK "mailto:gregm307@gmail.com" gregm307@gmail.com    479.856.2350
            John Goddard         HYPERLINK "mailto:bfd@bikefaydays.org" bfd@bikefaydays.org        479.409.5881
11)  B-Earth Day Party  @ East Square Plaza Lobby                    6pm to 9pm
    Celebrate the Earth’s 4.5 Billionth and Forty first B-Earth Day!  A Zero Waste, ECO-PotLuck!
Live Music: Guy Ames, Shannon Wurst, Dan Dean and the New Cliches, Kevin Bennock Duo
ECO-Slam, and Trashion Fashion Show.  Bring your green self.  FREE and open to the public.
Contact:  Mikel Lolley         HYPERLINK "mailto:mikel.lolley@gmail.com" mikel.lolley@gmail.com        479.841.7801
12)  GreenZine Virtual Tour  @ GreenZine                        04/16 thru 04/30
Find the Green Password w/in the April Edition of GreenZine and win the ECO-Prize.
Sponsor:  GreenZine
Contact:  Janie Clark         HYPERLINK "mailto:janiepc@cox.net" janiepc@cox.net            479.253.4257
13)  ECO-Craft Party  @ Mountain Air Organic Beds, 1108 N. College Av.        04/16 thru 04/30
    Bring Recycled Materials, Make Recycled Content Crafts.
    Weekdays and Saturdays, between April 16th thru April 30th, 1pm to 7pm
    Sundays, April 17th & 24th, Noon to 3pm
    Contact:  Joyce & Gary Robertson     HYPERLINK "mailto:naturalbeds@gmail.com" naturalbeds@gmail.com    479.966.4350
14)  Eco-LOGICAL Communities  @ various Earth Day(s) thru-out the City        04/16 thru 04/30
    Join the Eco-LOGICAL Community and make your Eco-Pledge.
    Sponsor:  UofA Applied Sustainability Center
    Contact:  Michele Halsell     HYPERLINK "mailto:mhalsell@walton.uark.edu" mhalsell@walton.uark.edu        479.200.8262

Sunday,  April  17th
15)  OMNI’s World Peace Wetland Prairie at 1121 S. Duncan                1pm to 5pm
    Sponsor:  Omni Center and Ozark Natural Foods present:  7th Annual Earth Day Celebration
    Calling all Kids!  Meet Mother Nature!  Raw Food PotLuck.  Sow SEEDS of Peace.
    Contact:  Kelly Mullholland    "mailto:stillonthehill@sbcglobal.net" stillonthehill@sbcglobal.net        479.582.2291 or aubreyshepherd@hotmail.com 444-6072 To view video of last year's event, please see Earthday 2010 at World Peace Wetland Prairie onYoutube.
16)  Earth Day Event TBD  @ Fayetteville Public Library, Walker Room            2pm to 4pm
    Sponsors:  Green Economy Group & Green Groups Guild
Contact:  Patrick Kunnecke     HYPERLINK "mailto:patkunnecke@hotmail.com" patkunnecke@hotmail.com        479.544.1906
17)  Garden Walk  @ Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks                4pm to 5:30pm
Cindi Cope of America in Bloom & Terri Lane of Fayetteville’s Community Wildlife Habitat Project present:  Native Plants & Habitat
Cost:  Garden Admission – membership or $5
    Contact:  Judy Smith         HYPERLINK "mailto:jsmith@bgozarks.org" jsmith@bgozarks.org            479.750.2620
18)  Earth Day(s) Menu  @ GreenHouse Grille                        7pm
    10% OFF w/ ECO-PassPort
    Music:  Beth Stockdale (Harpist)
    Contact:  Jeremy         HYPERLINK "mailto:jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com" jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com        479. 422.3477

Monday,  April  18th
19)  UofA Compost Facility Dedication  @ UofA Environmental Science Farm    1pm
    Sponsor:  UofA Office of Campus Sustainability
    Contact:  Nick Brown         HYPERLINK "mailto:nrb004@uark.edu" nrb004@uark.edu            479.225.1000

20)  “Garbage Warrior” a Film  @ UofA Programs Theater                7:30pm
    Sponsor:  Green Groups Guild & UofA Office of Campus Sustainability
    Contact:  Patrick Kunnecke     HYPERLINK "mailto:patkunnecke@hotmail.com" patkunnecke@hotmail.com        479.544.1906

Tuesday,  April  19th
21)  HameString Clean-up  @ HameString Creek                    4pm to 7pm
    West of 540, South of Mount Comfort Road.  Google:  Marigold Drive for directions
    Sponsor:  Washington County & UofA Cooperative Extension Service
    Contact:  John Pennington     HYPERLINK "mailto:jhpennington@uaex.edu" jhpennington@uaex.edu    479.444.1755   
22)  “Bag-It”  a Film  @ Walton College Business Auditorium                7:30pm
    Sponsor:  Joyce Hale & League of Women Voter’s of Washington County       
    Contact:  Joyce Hale         HYPERLINK "mailto:joycehale43@gmail.com" joycehale43@gmail.com    479.527.2777

Wednesday,  April  20th
23)  Recycling Facility Tour and Drop-off Beautification, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Rd.    10am to 11am
    Sponsors:  City of Fayetteville, Solid Waste & Recycling
    Contact:  Brian Pugh         HYPERLINK "mailto:bpuch@ci.fayetteville.ar.us" bpuch@ci.fayetteville.ar.us    479.718.7685
24)  “Local Initiatives & Climate Disruption”  @ Fayetteville Public Library        6:00pm
    A Round Table Discussion – Walker Room
Learn about local sustainability initiatives.  Celebrate those leading the efforts.  Brainstorm ways to cultivate the political will to move the debate forward given the recent legislative disappointments.   Share in a sustainable future for us all.
    Sponsors:  OMNI Climate Change Task Force, OGH Sierra Club, & Green Economy Group
    Contact:  Joanna Pollock     HYPERLINK "mailto:ggg73@hotmail.com" ggg73@hotmail.com            708.828.5695
25)  DO WE NEED PUBLIC TRANSIT?  @ Washington Regional Education Center    6:30pm
    @ Pat Walker Center, 12 E. Appleby Rd.
Panel Discussion: w/ Representative Lindsey, Jerre Van Hoose & Phil Pumphrey
Sponsor:  League of Women Voters of Washington County
Contact:  Karen Rollet Crocker     HYPERLINK "mailto:krollet@uark.edu" krollet@uark.edu        479.442.9360   
26)  Earth Day(s) Menu,  @ GreenHouse Grille                        7pm
    10% OFF w/ ECO-PassPort
    Music:  Brandon White
    Contact:  Jeremy         HYPERLINK "mailto:jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com" jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com        479. 422.3477
27)  “The Power of Community”  a Film,  @ Greek Theater                7:30pm
    Sponsor:  Heifer International
    Contact:  Patrick Kunnecke     HYPERLINK "mailto:patkunnecke@hotmail.com" patkunnecke@hotmail.com        479.544.1906

Thursday,  April  21st
28)  Green Tour & Open House,  @ CourtYard by Marriott                4pm to 6pm
See what the CourtYard is doing to advance their own Sustainability and improve their bottom line.  FREE Libatious Drinks and Snacks.  Located @ 600 E. Van Ashe Dr.
    Sponsor:  CourtYard by Marriott
    Contact:  TJ Angelo         HYPERLINK "mailto:tangelo@vistahost.net" tangelo@vistahost.net            479.571.4900
29)  Earth Day(s) Menu,  @ GreenHouse Grille                        7pm
    10% Off w/ ECO-PassPort,  ½ & ½ Lunch Specials
    Music:  Kevin Baker
    Contact:  Jeremy         HYPERLINK "mailto:jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com" jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com        479. 422.3477
30)  “The Natural State of America”  a Film,  @ UofA Giffels Auditorium        7pm
    Sponsors:  OMNI & OGH Sierra Club
    Contact:  Joanna Pollock     HYPERLINK "mailto:ggg73@hotmail.com" ggg73@hotmail.com            708.828.5695

Friday,  EARTH DAY, April  22nd
31)  UofA Earth Day Fair  @ UofA Union Mall                        9am to 2pm
    Individuals, Businesses, NonProfits, the UofA, share their sustainable initiatives.  FREE Food!
    Sponsors:  Green Groups Guild & UofA Office for Campus Susatinability
    Contacts:      Patrick Kunnecke     HYPERLINK "mailto:patkunnecke@hotmail.com" patkunnecke@hotmail.com        479.544.1906
            Nick Brown         HYPERLINK "mailto:nrb004@uark.edu" nrb004@uark.edu            479.225.1000
32)  Mullins Creek Clean-up  @ UofA Campus, “The Gardens” off Razorback Rd.    2pm to 4pm
    Sponsor:  UofA Office for Campus Sustainability & Green Groups Guild
    Contacts:      Nick Brown         HYPERLINK "mailto:nrb004@uark.edu" nrb004@uark.edu        479.225.1000
            Patrick Kunnecke     HYPERLINK "mailto:patkunnecke@hotmail.com" patkunnecke@hotmail.com    479.544.1906
33)  Green Drinks & USGBC Membership Mixer  @ ClubHaus Gym,            5:00pm to 8pm
ClubHaus, the 1st LEED Certified privately owned gym in the country! 
Green Tours @ 530 W. Dickson with lilaceous Drinks and Snacks.
Sponsors:  Green Drinks, USGBC Western Branch & ClubHaus Gym
Contacts:      Keaton Smith     HYPERLINK "mailto:keaton.smith@iberiabank.com" keaton.smith@iberiabank.com    479.879.7922
              Mark Cloud     HYPERLINK "mailto:mark@hpengineeringinc.com" mark@hpengineeringinc.com        479.9250507
            Stuart Walker     HYPERLINK "mailto:stu@clubhausfitness.com" stu@clubhausfitness.com        479. 287.4287
34)  Cow Paddy – Earth Day – Fun Run  @ Gulley Park                4pm to 7:30pm
    Local Live Music Start:  4pm;     1 Mile Start: 6pm;     5K Start:  6:30pm;     Awards:  7:30pm
    Benefits:  Fayetteville Public Education Foundation
    Locavore Prizes, Locavore snacks and refreshments by Ozarks Natural Foods
    Contact:  Max Mahler         HYPERLINK "mailto:cowpaddyrun@gmail.com" cowpaddyrun@gmail.com        479.957.6888
35)  Artosphere Festival Kick-off  @ Walton Arts Center                5:30pm to 7:30pm
    “Garden as Muse” Art Exhibition, Joy Pratt Markham Gallery
    Sponsor:  Walton Arts Center & Artosphere
    Contact:  Beth Goodwin     HYPERLINK "mailto:bgoodwin@waltonartscenter.org" bgoodwin@waltonartscenter.org    479.571.2747
36)  “Planet Forward”  a Film  @ UofA University Theater                7pm
    Sponsor:  College of Engineering & Green Groups Guild
    Contact:  Patrick Kunnecke     HYPERLINK "mailto:patkunnecke@hotmail.com" patkunnecke@hotmail.com        479.544.1906
37)  Earth Day(s) Menu,  @ GreenHouse Grille                        7pm
    10% OFF w/ ECO-PassPort
    Music:  Teddy Sablon
    Contact:  Jeremy         HYPERLINK "mailto:jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com" jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com        479. 422.3477

Saturday,  April  23rd
38)  Fayetteville Farmers Market,  @ Fayetteville Square                7am to 2pm
Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Get your ECO-PassPort and earn your own Green Card.
Contact:  Peggy Maringer      HYPERLINK "mailto:fayettevillefm@gmail.com" fayettevillefm@gmail.com        479.236.2910
39)  Clean Water Raingers Watershed Festival,  @ Lake Fayetteville            10am to 2pm
FREE Concert, Education, Activities, Prizes, and Lunch for 1st 300 arrivals.
Sponsors:  Illinois River Watershed Partners
Contact:  Delia Haak         HYPERLINK "mailto:deliahaak@irwp.org" deliahaak@irwp.org            479.238.4671
40)  Artosphere presents “Imago Theater’s ZooZoo,  @ Walton Arts Center        11am
    Sponsor:  Walton Arts Center & Artosphere
    Contact:  Beth Goodwin     HYPERLINK "mailto:bgoodwin@waltonartscenter.org" bgoodwin@waltonartscenter.org    479.571.2747
41)  Earth Day(s) Menu,  @ GreenHouse Grille                        7pm
    10% OFF w/ ECO-PassPort
    Music:  Alex Jazz Trio
    Contact:  Jeremy         HYPERLINK "mailto:jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com" jerrmy@greenhousegrille.com        479. 422.3477
42)  Artosphere presents the DePue Brothers Band  @ Walton Arts Center        8pm
    “Weapons of Grass Construction”
    Sponsor:  Walton Arts Center & Artosphere
    Contact:  Beth Goodwin     HYPERLINK "mailto:bgoodwin@waltonartscenter.org" bgoodwin@waltonartscenter.org    479.571.2747

Sunday,  EASTER, April  24th
43)  Easter, Earth Day Reflections                             
Job 12:7-10 --  But ask the animals and they will teach you, the birds of the air and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth and they will teach you, the fish of the sea and they will declare to you.
1 Corinthians 4:1 – Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries.
    Sponsors:  Arkansas Interfaith Power & Light
    Contact:  Michele Halsell     HYPERLINK "mailto:mhalsell@walton.uark.edu" mhalsell@walton.uark.edu        479.200.8262

Monday,  April  25th
44)  5K, Run for the Cure.  I mean Cause!  @ ClubHaus Gym, 530 W. Dickson    6pm to 8pm
Elevate awareness.  Exposure to toxins in the environment causes cancer.  Mitigate exposure, and reduce incidents of cancer.  Run for the Cause!
Sponsors:  Fleet Feet & ClubHaus Gym
Contacts:    Russ Gunnell     HYPERLINK "mailto:russ@fleetfeetfayetteville.com" russ@fleetfeetfayetteville.com    479.571.8786
            Stuart Walker     HYPERLINK "mailto:stu@clubhausfitness.com" stu@clubhausfitness.com        479.287.4287

Tuesday,  April  26th
45)  West Side Woolsey Wetland Prairie Open House  @ 1400 N. Fox Hunter Rd.    Noon to 4pm
    Tour of Plant and Wetland Prairie
    Sponsors:  City of Fayetteville
    Contact:  Duyen Tran         HYPERLINK "mailto:jmcquade@ci.fayetteville.ar.us" jmcquade@ci.fayetteville.ar.us    479.443.3292

Wednesday,  April  27th
46)  Eco-LOGICAL Communities  @ Fayetteville Public Library, Walker Room    3:30 to 5pm
    Join the 1-Year Celebration of the Eco-LOGICAL Community and make your Eco-Pledge.
    Sponsor:  UofA Applied Sustainability Center
    Contact:  Michele Halsell     HYPERLINK "mailto:mhalsell@walton.uark.edu" mhalsell@walton.uark.edu        479.200.8262




Thursday,  April  28th
47)  “Host Them and They Will Come,”  Discussion,  @ Botanical Gardens        6:30pm
Dr. Rita Littrell presents:  Native plants in the garden as hosts for butterflies.
Sponsors:  Botanical Gardens
Cost:  Garden Admission – membership or $5.
Contacts:    Judy Smith     HYPERLINK "mailto:jsmith@bgozarks.org" jsmith@bgozarks.org            479.750.2620
48)  West Side Woolsey Wetland Prairie Open House  @ 1400 N. Fox Hunter Rd.    Noon to 4pm
    Tour of Plant and Wetland Prairie
    Sponsors:  City of Fayetteville
    Contact:  Duyen Tran         HYPERLINK "mailto:jmcquade@ci.fayetteville.ar.us" jmcquade@ci.fayetteville.ar.us    479.443.3292

Saturday, April 30th
49)  Botanical Gardens Plant Sale  @ Botanical Gardens                8:00am to Noon
Featuring a broad variety of Plant Species.  High-lighting Native Plants for the Garden.
Sponsors:  Botanical Gardens
FREE and open to the public
Contacts:    Judy Smith     HYPERLINK "mailto:jsmith@bgozarks.org" jsmith@bgozarks.org            479.750.2620
50)  29th Annual SPRINGFEST  @ Dickson Street                    7am to 5pm
Pancake Breakfast - 7am.  Springfest Bizarre – 10am.  Live Music - Games, Activities, and the infamous Bed Races.
    Enter your ECO-PassPort to win ECO-Prizes and your own Authorized GREEN Card.
    Drawing 4pm.  You do not have to be present to win.
    Sponsors:    Bank of Fayetteville
    Contacts:    Marilyn Shoffit     HYPERLINK "mailto:marilyn.shoffit@crye-leike.com" marilyn.shoffit@crye-leike.com    479.871.1082
            Ben Clark     HYPERLINK "mailto:ben.clark@b-unlimitedonline.com" ben.clark@b-unlimitedonline.com    479.409.4850

Why mow before grass is green or when the dominant flower is the dandelion (native and nonnative varieties) and some butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects are nectaring on them?

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Please put this on your calendar: Free fun for all

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Video running this week (11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Monday through Friday on Fayetteville public-access television

www.youtube.com/watch?v=THdY4GvGO0A

Midwest Native Plant Society's annual conference set for July in Dayton, Ohio

Great News! The Midwest Native Plant Society conference committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Midwest Native Plant Conference, to be held July 8, 9 & 10, 2011, at Bergamo Center in Dayton, OH. There is a great line-up of speakers, programs and field trips that are designed to "connect you with nature". All the conference vendors will be open to the public on Saturday, July 9, from 9:00 to 4:00 pm.

Registration and lodging forms, speaker, program and field trip information, as well as a conference agenda are all available at: http://www.midwestnativeplants.org.

Visit the website to sign-up to receive information about upcoming events and conference updates. Scholarships are available for young naturalists between the ages of 9 and 18. See website for details or reply to this message for more information.

We hope to see you there! Midwest Native Plant Society, Conference committee

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