ONSC Outreach - Friday, May 10th, 8:00AM-1:45PM – Wetland Expedition Field Trips Day 3 - Osage Park

ONSC is seeking volunteers to assist with outreach on Wednesday, May 8th from 8:00AM-1:45PM for the Wetland Expedition Field Trips at Osage Park.

*ONSC's station will be a Creek Critters (Benthic MacroInvertebrate bioindicators of water quality) activity.

Please arrive at 8:00 to help our ONSC staff with set up of our table & Creek Critters activity/supplies, as well as some of our typical outreach materials.  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!

Expedition 2024 Details