In August 2009, GARNA began a year long program learning about our place in respect to the Arkansas River bioregion. This program is designed to explore the natural world of the Upper Arkansas River Valley through seminars, outdoor adventures and activities to acquaint and promote a ‘rootedness’ in the place we call home. The Sense of Place program focuses on the many different segments that make up the whole of our ecosystem from the River to Alpine and Subalpine Flowers, from Geology to Astronomy, from Indigenous Peoples to the History and Future of Agriculture in our Valley. GARNA is now accepting registrations for Season Two.
Each month an evening program will be offered which is open to the public. For registered Sense of Place participants, the monthly seminars will be followed by an exploration fieldtrip to examine first-hand the natural wonders of our area.
January’s topic is the “Polka Dot” Forest with a lecture by Susan J. Tweit, renowned author and naturalist, and a hike with Tweit into the Arkansas Hills. February focuses on Clouds and Weather with a presentation by meteorologist Dr. Stanley L. Barnes and a stargazing fieldtrip led by local astronomer Jim Konowitz. In March, we’ll explore the Geothermal Phenomenon from a geologic point of view with a presentation by Dr. Fred Henderson and a hike in the Ruby Mountain area with Mark Krivanek, geologist, gemologist and master faceter.
The cost for the three-month study programs includes all three evening lectures and three fieldtrips and is $45 for GARNA members, $55 for non-members. Registration deadline is January 11 and there is a cap on registrations for this popular program. Please call GARNA at 719-539-5106 for more information or register online at www.garna.org/seminars.
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