Community Calendar
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- Dark red – webinars and virtual learning
- Dark blue – workshops and conference
- Light green – community events and student-focused events
July 2025 09junAll Day04augSummer eeCourse - Environmental Education In Your CommunityOnline Learning June 9 – August 4, 2025
This course is designed to help you anchor environmental aims within the context of community interests, issues, This course is designed to help you anchor environmental aims within the context of community interests, issues, and capacities. The course focuses on Key Characteristic 1 of the North American Association for Environmental Education’s Guidelines for Excellence: Community Engagement. This course should take approximately 10-14 hours to complete. PREREQUISITES: REQUIRED MATERIALS: GRADING: IMPORTANT DATES: Three scheduled Zoom meetings are an important part of this course. If you are interested in the course, but have a conflict with the Zoom dates, contact Sophia Stephenson at info@arkansasee.org. COST: AEEA members: $65 June 9, 2025 - August 4, 2025 (All Day)(GMT-05:00) July 8, 20259:00 am – 3:30 pmAGFC Arkansas River Valley Nature Center8300 Wells Lake RdFt. Smith, AR 72916
What is a July 8, 2025 What is a Green Job? Green jobs represent one of the fastest growing and changing segments of our global economy. At the same time, today’s youth are seeking rewarding careers that help us move towards more sustainable lifestyles and greener economies. The next generation wants to work with purpose. They want to find a job they can be proud of; they want to feel like they are making a difference in the world. This workshop will provide you with tools and resources to help youth discover careers in sustainable forestry and conservation! Each participant will receive PLT’s Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers guide. This guide engages middle- and high-school youth in exploring natural resource careers and includes four hands-on, NGSS aligned, instructional activities to help youth research forestry and natural resource jobs, and practice managing and monitoring forest resources. It is designed for educators, career and guidance counselors, Scout leaders, FFA advisors, 4-H leaders, foresters, and job training advisors to use with learners aged 12–25 in settings ranging from community youth programs and school classrooms to college and career prep. This workshop also features a private tour of International Paper’s Fort Smith Container Plant where educators will get a firsthand look at the process of how cardboard boxes and containers are manufactured. Registration: Visit https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=547486 for more information. Cost: FREE July 8, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-05:00) AGFC - Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center 8300 Wells Lake Rd July 9, 20259:00 am – 4:00 pmAGFC Arkansas River Valley Nature Center8300 Wells Lake RdFt. Smith, AR 72916
Three quarters of July 9, 2025 Three quarters of the world’s flowering plants and trees depend on pollinators to reproduce. Some scientists estimate that one out of every three bites of food we eat exists because of animal pollinators like bees, butterflies, moths, birds, bats, beetles, and other insects. Join us for this fun, interactive and educational professional development workshop focusing on Arkansas’s pollinators and pollinator habitat. Attendees will participate in Project Learning Tree activities related to the topic of pollinators and also gain background knowledge on Arkansas bees and butterflies and the habitats they need to survive and prosper. Guest Presenter: Leslie Cooper, Arkansas Monarch and Pollinator Coordinator Each participant will receive PLT’s Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide containing 50 interdisciplinary activities correlated to state and national education frameworks (retail value $35). Workshop qualifies for 6 hours of ADE-approved PD. Question? Contact Amber Cobb at amber.cobb@wscstarfish.com Registration: Space is limited. Visit https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=548492 for more information. July 9, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-05:00) AGFC - Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center 8300 Wells Lake Rd July 31, 20259:00 am – 4:00 pmAGFC Arkansas River Valley Nature Center8300 Wells Lake RdFt. Smith, AR 72916
It’s often assumed July 31, 2025 It’s often assumed that we, as educators, possess all the answers. However, there are times when it’s beneficial to acknowledge our limitations and seek expertise from external sources. Project Learning Tree (PLT) offers exceptional, user-friendly lessons on a wide range of environmental subjects and concerns. Join us for an interactive, hands-on professional development opportunity that will familiarize you with PLT activities from the Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with several local natural resource professionals who can furnish you with valuable content, resources, and ideas for future class field trips and Each participant will receive PLT’s Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide containing 50 interdisciplinary activities correlated to state and national education frameworks (retail value $35). Workshop qualifies for 6 hours of ADE-approved PD plus provides career readiness experiences for educators & counselors. Question? Contact Amber Cobb at amber.cobb@wscstarfish.com Registration: Space is limited. Visit https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=551245 for more information. July 31, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-05:00) AGFC - Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center 8300 Wells Lake Rd August 2025 09junAll Day04augSummer eeCourse - Environmental Education In Your CommunityOnline Learning June 9 – August 4, 2025
This course is designed to help you anchor environmental aims within the context of community interests, issues, This course is designed to help you anchor environmental aims within the context of community interests, issues, and capacities. The course focuses on Key Characteristic 1 of the North American Association for Environmental Education’s Guidelines for Excellence: Community Engagement. This course should take approximately 10-14 hours to complete. PREREQUISITES: REQUIRED MATERIALS: GRADING: IMPORTANT DATES: Three scheduled Zoom meetings are an important part of this course. If you are interested in the course, but have a conflict with the Zoom dates, contact Sophia Stephenson at info@arkansasee.org. COST: AEEA members: $65 June 9, 2025 - August 4, 2025 (All Day)(GMT-05:00) September 2025 No Events October 2025 29oct9:00 am2:00 pmGreen Careers ExpoMiddle & High School Student Expo Mark Your Calendars for the 4th Annual Green As a collaboration between the Arkansas Forestry Association Education Foundation, the Arkansas Environmental Education association, and South Arkansas College, we would like to invite students in grades 8-12 to attend this free educational event focusing on Green Careers. Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Mark your calendars and make plans for your 8-12th grade students to join us for the 4th annual Green Careers expo in El Dorado this October. Students and teachers will have the opportunity to interact with exhibitors from local, state, and federal agencies, businesses, industries, and organizations to learn about professions that exist within the environmental, natural resources, and conservation fields. Not sure what the Green Careers Expo is about? Read about the 2024 event or contact Rob Beadel at rbeadel@arkforests.org with any questions. Registration will open in August/September. October 29, 2025 9:00 am - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00) El Dorado Conference Center 311 S West Ave, El Dorado, AR 71730 November 2025 No Events December 2025 No EventsEvent Details
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June 9 – August 4, 2025
This course runs for 8 weeks, from June 9 – August 4, 2025.
– Intro Zoom meeting: Tuesday, June 10, 7:30 – 8:00 pm (time is tentative)
– Zoom Discussion #1: Date tentatively scheduled for July 8. Date and time to be determined by course participants.
– Zoom Discussion #: Date tentatively scheduled for July 29. Date and time to be determined by course participants.
Nonmembers: $100 Time
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9:00 am – 3:30 pm
AGFC Arkansas River Valley Nature Center
8300 Wells Lake Rd
Ft. Smith, AR 72916Registration & Cost
Workshop qualifies for 6 hours of ADE-approved PD plus provides career readiness experiences for educators, career coaches, and guidance counselors. Questions? Contact Amber Cobb at amber.cobb@wscstarfish.com.Contact: Rob Beadel at rbeadel@arkforests.org.
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9:00 am – 4:00 pm
AGFC Arkansas River Valley Nature Center
8300 Wells Lake Rd
Ft. Smith, AR 72916Registration & Cost
Contact: Rob Beadel at rbeadel@arkforests.org.
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9:00 am – 4:00 pm
AGFC Arkansas River Valley Nature Center
8300 Wells Lake Rd
Ft. Smith, AR 72916
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Contact: Rob Beadel at rbeadel@arkforests.org.
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June 9 – August 4, 2025
This course runs for 8 weeks, from June 9 – August 4, 2025.
– Intro Zoom meeting: Tuesday, June 10, 7:30 – 8:00 pm (time is tentative)
– Zoom Discussion #1: Date tentatively scheduled for July 8. Date and time to be determined by course participants.
– Zoom Discussion #: Date tentatively scheduled for July 29. Date and time to be determined by course participants.
Nonmembers: $100 Time
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Mark Your Calendars for the 4th Annual Green Career Expo
El Dorado Conference Center
El Dorado, ArkansasTime
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AEEA members and partners are invited to submit community events or professional development opportunities.