RecycleSalineishosƟngitsthirdan- nualRe-FashionBashSaturday,April22,attheBentonEventCenter.Re-FashionBashisanupbeatre- cyclingfashionshowhighlighƟngSalineCountystudentsontherunway.Theywillwalktherun- wayonthishonorableandmem- orablenightshowingoff theirfashioninhopesofwinningtopprizemoney.Therearethreeagecategories,Kindergartenthru4thgrade,5th-8thgrade,9th- 12thgradeandtherewillbefirst($500),second($250),andthird($100)placeprizesawardedtothetopdesigners.Ticketscanbepurchasedatthedoorfor$10.00.AllthemoneyraisedfromRe- FashionBashgoestotheYEA!Team(YouthEnvironmentalAm- bassadors)programsponsoredbyRecycleSaline.Thereare25YEA!Teampro- grams,oneineachSalineCountyschool.ThemissionoftheYEA!TeamprogramistoprovideawarenessandeducaƟonaboutrecyclinginourschoolsandcounty.YEA!Teammembersvol- unteermanyhoursintheConƟnued on Page 3DearAEEAMembers,Iampleasedtosharethatwehavealreadyreceivedmanywonderfulproposalsforthe“2017Dine&DiscoverSeries”–somanythatwemayneedtoexpandouriniƟalgoalofoffering3events.Ifyouaren’tfamiliarwithAEEA’sneweventseriesyet,wearelookingforuniqueprograms,projects,andexperi- encesthatfocusonenvironmen- taleducaƟonasatoolforengag- inganduniƟngcommuniƟesacrossthenaturalstate.Thegoalfortheseeventsistocreateaspacewhereknowledgeisabundant,newrelaƟonshipsareformed,andprofessionalnet- worksexpanded,whilealsoserv- ingasafundraiserforourorgan- izaƟon.AEEAisalsogearingupforthe2018EnvironmentalEducaƟonExpo,andwewillbehavingourConƟnued on Page 3 AEEA President’s letter In This Issue AEEA President’s letter Recycle Saline’s ReFashion Bash Ozark Natural Science Center– Learning from Spring Keep Arkansas Beautiful: National Youth Advisory Council & Youth Poster Con- test Winners Announced Crystal Bridges Museum Garden Party E-Waste Recycling Event in Camden & East Camden THE NATURAL STATE NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2017Arkansas Environmental Education Association ReFashion Bash is back! KaƟeHarmon,CalebHarmon,andCatherineNoltewon1stplaceinthe9-12thgradecategoryin2016.
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Recycle Saline is
hos ng its third an-
nual Re-Fashion
Bash Saturday, April
22, at the Benton Event Center.
Re-Fashion Bash is an upbeat re-
cycling fashion show highligh ng
Saline County students on the
runway. They will walk the run-
way on this honorable and mem-
orable night showing off their
fashion in hopes of winning top
prize money. There are three
age categories, Kindergarten thru
4th grade, 5th-8th grade, 9th-
12th grade and there will be first
($500), second ($250), and third
($100) place prizes awarded to
the top designers. Tickets can be
purchased at the door for $10.00.
All the money raised from Re-
Fashion Bash goes to the YEA!
Team (Youth Environmental Am-
bassadors) program sponsored
by Recycle Saline.
There are 25 YEA! Team pro-
grams, one in each Saline County
school. The mission of the YEA!
Team program is to provide
awareness and educa on about
recycling in our schools and
county. YEA! Team members vol-
unteer many hours in the
Con nued on Page 3
Dear AEEA Members,
I am pleased to share that we
have already received many
wonderful proposals for the
“2017 Dine & Discover Series” –
so many that we may need to
expand our ini al goal of offering
3 events. If you aren’t familiar
with AEEA’s new event series
yet, we are looking for unique
programs, projects, and experi-
ences that focus on environmen-
tal educa on as a tool for engag-
ing and uni ng communi es
across the natural state. The
goal for these events is to create
a space where knowledge is
abundant, new rela onships are
formed, and professional net-
works expanded, while also serv-
ing as a fundraiser for our organ-
iza on.
AEEA is also gearing up for the
2018 Environmental Educa on
Expo, and we will be having our
Con nued on Page 3
AEEA President’s letter In This Issue
AEEA President’s letter
Recycle Saline’s ReFashion Bash
Ozark Natural Science Center– Learning from Spring
Keep Arkansas Beautiful: National Youth Advisory Council & Youth Poster Con-test Winners Announced
Crystal Bridges Museum Garden Party
E-Waste Recycling Event in Camden & East Camden
THE NATURAL STATE NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2017
Arkansas Environmental Education Association
ReFashion Bash is back!
Ka e Harmon, Caleb Harmon, and
Catherine Nolte won 1st place in
the 9-12th grade category in 2016.
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Spring is a great me to be out ex-ploring your favorite natural area. Those favorite places may be a local, state or na onal park. It could also be a favorite stream, river, lake or fishing hole. It might even be your own backyard. Wherever it is, learn-ing more about it can deepen your knowledge and apprecia on for the natural world.
Next me you’re spending me in one of these places take with you a field guide or two. Pocket field guides to birds, trees, or wildflowers are a good place to start. The camera in your phone or a small digital cam-era enables you to share your discov-eries with others. Photos of flowers, trees, insects, and birds (if you are a lucky or good photographer) give you increased opportunity for iden fica-
on. Taking the me to bring along a blank journal or note book along with some pencils slows down the pace of your explora on. Nature journaling offers a place to record observa ons, ques ons, and sketches of forays into your special outdoor place.
Spending me in the outdoors con-nects you to sights, smells, sounds and rhythms of the natural world. The me wondering and exploring your special place may be a tonic to rejuvenate and inspire. Whether you realize or not, as you explore, ob-serve, ques on, journal, photograph, or sketch you are learning. When you share the experiences of your expedi-ons you become a teacher. Spend-
ing me in nature enables this oppor-tunity for life-long learning.
For many, Ozark Natural Science Cen-
ter is a special natural area. Life-long learning may begin here as elemen-tary age students engage in their first explora ons of the amazing ecosys-tem of the Ozarks. For adults Ozark Natural Science Center offers a place to con nue that connec on and edu-ca on through adult Field School courses. This spring ONSC is offering a variety of courses to choose from including Birds, Bugs and Blooms for those interested in Ozark natural his-tory. If your interest leans more to hands-on work try out stone tool making and fire star ng with the Fire & Flint workshop. Increase your na-ture journaling skills with one of two workshops lead by na onally ac-claimed ar st and author Susan Mor-rison.
Spending time in nature
enables this opportunity
for life-long learning.
ONSC – Learning from Spring
Arkansas Environmental Education Association
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