Jacksonport State Park host Winter Bird Feeding & Butterfly Gardening Workshop January 16
Jacksonport State Park host Winter Bird Feeding & Butterfly Gardening Workshop January 16 – January is the perfect time to think about hardships that native birds endure during the coldest, iciest months of the winter. However, it’s also the time that gardeners are looking through catalogs, ordering spring seeds, and planning spring gardens.
Cathy Drew, Executor Director, Ozark Gateway Tourist Council – always on the job for all 8 counties!!!
This consolidated workshop covers both topics.
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Session One – Winter Bird Feeding – Learn to recognize the conditions in which nature’s feathery friends need a little help and how you can help them survive the rough patches. Participants will hand-craft a seed wreath to take home.
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.: Lunch on your own.
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Session Two – Spring Butterfly Gardening – Learn which butterflies live in Arkansas, how to attract them to your yard and keep them coming back year after year. Participants will craft “green grenades” to take home to their own butterfly gardens.
Come prepared to get your hands dirty – Each participant will take home relevant items –all supplies provided.
Meeting place: Visitor Information Center
Admission: $15 per person
Minimum class size10 – Maximum class size 20
Advance registration required. Registrations must be made before 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 14th.
For more information, please contact Vicky Schoeneweis, Park Interpreter at Jacksonport State Park, 205 Avenue Street, and Newport, AR, 72112, telephone: (870) 523-2143 or email: Jacksonport@arkansas.com.
