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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Poster Competition Winners at Thea

Submitted by theafoundation on Thursday, May 9th, 9:57 am
Keep Arkansas Beautiful Poster Competition Winners at Thea

Keep Arkansas Beautiful (KAB)’s Poster Competition is held in conjunction with the Great American Cleanup to involve statewide elementary school students in the Cleanup effort, and to educate the public about the importance of a clean and beautiful community to economic development, civic pride and environmental quality of life.  The competition’s winners, including students in grades K - 5, will be exhibited in Thea’s gallery from May 13 to 17.  More information at www.keeparkansasbeautiful.com.

Thea will host KAB’s Poster Competition Winners as well as Mary Ann Stafford’s ongoing The Argenta Project during this upcoming Argenta ArtWalk on Friday, May 17, 5 to 8pm.  Visitors can peruse the art while enjoying yummy hors d’oeuvres and drinks from the open wine and cheese bar.

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7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival Showing Both Sides of River

Submitted by Argenta Arts District, Argenta Arts Foundation
Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 8:31am
7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival Showing Both Sides of River

Don't miss the 7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival May 15 - May 19! See award winning films and filmmakers from around the globe right here in walkable Little Rock/North Little Rock. For more information on the film festival or to purchase passes, visit LittleRockFilmFestival.org

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Protect yourself during tick season

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Monday, May 6th, 2013, 2:55am
Protect yourself during tick season

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas has some of the highest levels of tick-related illnesses of any state in the nation and we are expecting another big year. In 2012, over 900 cases of tick-related illness were reported to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Five of these cases resulted in death. Cases were found in 63 counties, with illnesses occurring every month of the year but peaking in June. Because many of these illnesses go unreported, the actual number of persons sick from tick-related illness is much higher.

According to Susan Weinstein, DVM, MPH, Zoonotic Disease Section Chief at ADH, “Tick-related illnesses are serious and can be deadly if not treated properly. It is very important that people realize the seriousness of the infections that some ticks can carry, and to see their doctor if ill. Thankfully, we can prevent many of these infections if we become aware of the risks and take some simple precautions.”

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Opportunity for electronics recycling and paper shredding

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 3:50pm
Opportunity for electronics recycling and paper shredding

UAMS employees and the public will be bringing papers for shredding and old electronics to be recycled as UAMS celebrates Earth Day. Exhibitors will have displays on recycling resources and environmentally friendly products. The Arkansas Forestry Commission will be giving away 200 trees for planting.

WHO: Robert Airo, director of the UAMS Office of Sustainability, and exhibitors including Allied Waste, Little Rock Recycling, Metroplan, Shred Smart, Entergy and the City of Little Rock.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2013

WHERE: UAMS, outside the Shorey Building entrance and along Campus Drive,  4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock

Free parking is available on the Parking 2 deck.  In case of inclement weather, it will move to the concourse on the ground floor of the Education II building.   

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ADEQ, students celebrate Earth Week

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 2:59pm
ADEQ, students celebrate Earth Week

Once again, the annual Earth Week observance at the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will actually stretch over two full weeks this year in order to accommodate several large groups of visiting students from five different Arkansas schools. In addition, a presentation for grown-ups about green building construction is scheduled, and the observance will conclude with the annual presentation of the Arkansas Environmental Stewardship Award (ENVY Award), recognizing the efforts of an individual or organization to protect and enhance the state’s natural resources.

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Little Rock Sustainability Summit Date Announced, Award Nominations Open

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013, 8:26am
Little Rock Sustainability Summit Date Announced, Award Nominations Open

LITTLE ROCK – The Little Rock Sustainability Summit will be held Thursday, April 11, 2013 in the Great Hall of the Clinton Presidential Library, the Little Rock Sustainability Commission announced Tuesday.

The Sustainability Summit serves as an annual gathering of environmental, business and civic leaders to discuss and promote “green” efforts from those inside the City of Little Rock to the larger global marketplace.

This year’s keynote speaker is Chris Schraeder, Senior Manager of Sustainability at Walmart.  The Sustainability Summit will feature a panel discussion of sustainable business and manufacturing practices at the Little Rock Port and will be moderated by City Manager Bruce Moore.  Del Boyette, former Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, will present on the economics of sustainability. Mayor Mark Stodola will welcome the audience with a special presentation.

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Fuller Middle School’s Robotics and Green Team electronics recycling drive - Saturday, March 2

Submitted by Pulaski County ... on Tuesday, February 26th, 4:22 pm
Fuller Middle School’s Robotics and Green Team electronics recycling drive - Saturday, March 2

The Panthenators, Fuller Middle School’s Robotics and Green Team, will be conducting an electronics recycling drive this Saturday, March 2, from 9 a.m. to noon. They will have pallets (courtesy of Waste Management) set up in the front driveway of Fuller Middle School (808 E. Dixon Road Little Rock, AR 72206). Volunteers, including principals, teachers and students will operate a drive-through unloading service, removing the items from each vehicle and carefully placing them on pallets for collection.

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