For: All citizens who want to preserve the beauty and quality of our unique lakes, streams, and rivers; educators, developers, fishers, landowners, and farmers.
Find out from the experts:
- How uncontrolled development in our area is affecting the health of our lakes and rivers. Who gains and who loses.
- How human activities have an impact on our watershed.
- What affects the trout population in a river.
- How gravel mining affects a river.
- About the serious threat to dam Arkansas's most pristine rivers.
- How citizens can participate effectively in public policy decisions.
- How careful planning and state agencies can help.
9/14 - Overview of the Watershed
9/21 - The Web of Life: Quality and Quantity of Life in the Ozarks
9/28 - Heathy Waters - Healthy People
10/12 - Municipal Planning and Economic Forecast
10/19 - Governance and Citizen Engagement
10/21 - Bonus Field Trip. Join in with the experts at the Fred Berry Conservation Education Center in Yellville as the test the water and examine aquatic insects in Crooked Creek. Free lunch is included.
This course has no textbooks or exams. It is presented in an easy to understand interactive manner. A $20 materials fee is all you have to pay to be included in everything. Participants will receive a notebook with handouts from each siminar. Seating is limited, so reserve your place soon.
Location: McMullin Lecture Hall in Dryer Hall, ASUMH for the seminars. Fred Berry Conservation Education Center for the field trip.
Time 6:30 - 8:30 for the seminars. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm for the field trip.
Please contact Jane at 870-508-6106, ASUMH, for more information.
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Presented by Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers, North Arkansas Fly Fishers, and ASU Mountain Home.
