Travel Committee – Trips Planned (February – April 2020)

Bluebird Workshop
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Potlatch Conservation Education Center
625 Cooks Lake Road
Casscoe, AR  72026
Free program from 11 am – 1 pm.
Learn about bluebirds and their habitat.  Build a birdhouse to take home.
Bring lunch and a drink.
Advanced reservations required.
Carpool from 2nd Presbyterian Church (600 Pleasant Valley Drive).  Depart at 9 am.
RSVP to Sharon Holman via text or phone message at 501-786-5331.

Dirt Friends Festival
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Union County Master Gardeners
College Avenue Church of Christ
1817 N. College Avenue
El Dorado, AR
Featuring nationally known garden author Norman Winter.
Admission is $10.  Pay at the door.
Program is from 9 am – noon.
Lunch at Laredo Grill in the Murphy Arts District (200 E. Main).
Tour 2 private daffodil gardens in El Dorado.
Carpool from 2nd Presbyterian Church (600 Pleasant Valley Drive).  Depart at 6:30 am.
RSVP to Jo Anne Jennings via text or phone message at 501-231-1566.

Native Arkansas Edible and Medicinal Plants Workshop
Saturday, April 11,2020
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
11901 Pinnacle Valley Road
Little Rock, AR
Program is from 10 am – 1 pm.  
Classroom presentation by Rose Marie of the Central Arkansas Herbalist Society followed by a hike to identify plants. 
May want to bring a hat, possible rain gear, insect repellent, water, and snacks.
Cost is $15. 
Call Pinnacle Mountain State Park at 501-868-5806 for reservations and payment.
Transportation is on your own.

Nanna’s Iris Garden
Saturday, April 25, 2020
6719 Keith Road
Charleston, AR
One of the largest selections of irises in the South.  She has over 1000 varieties of irises as well as daylilies and cannas.  Plants sell for $5 a pot or clump.
Lunch at the Grapevine Restaurant (105 E. Walnut St.) in Paris, AR or Skycrest Restaurant (577 Lodge Dr.) at Mount Magazine State Park.
Carpool from 2nd Presbyterian Church (600 Pleasant Valley Drive).  Depart at 8 am.
RSVP to Sharon Holman via text or phone message at 501-786-5331.

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