ONSC Outreach - Friday, May 8th, 8:00AM-1:45PM – Wetland Expedition Field Trips - Osage Park
Fri, May 08
|Bentonville
Help ONSC lead a fun activity for our station at the Wetland Expedition Field Trips at Osage Park, on Friday, May 10th, 8:00AM-1:45PM. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided to all volunteers!
Time & Location
May 08, 2026, 8:00 AM – 1:45 PM
Bentonville, 700 SW 16th St, Bentonville, AR 72712, USA
About the Event
ONSC is seeking volunteers to assist with outreach on Friday, May 8th from 8:00AM-1:45PM for the Wetland Expedition Field Trips at Osage Park.
*ONSC's station will be pelts, no-see-um boxes, and more specimens.
Please arrive at 8:00 to set up of our table and supplies. Plan to stay until around 1:45PM to also help with clean up after the sessions are over.
Info from the organizers:
8:00am Volunteer/Facilitator arrival
9am-1:20pm Program
-Students will rotate through stations lasting 30 minutes each.
-There will be a lunch break from 11:30-11:55 for all students, educators, and volunteers.
-Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided to all volunteers/facilitators.
Osage Park Info Page - https://www.peelcompton.org/visit-osage-park/
The premise of this large-scale field trip event is to provide 5th grade students in Northwest Arkansas the opportunity to experience Osage Park and its wetlands in a fun, hands-on way through topics such as:
Ecosystems
Watersheds and Watershed Mapping
Wetland Wildlife
Invasive Species and Management
Water Quality/Freshwater Pollution
etc!