Hobbs State Park
Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Conservation Area Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area's next big event will be National Public Lands Day Sept. 27. They will be incorporating several different things into the day - NPLD, Keep AR Beautiful and Get Kids Outside Week.
Keep in mind that all park happenings are posted on the www. friendsofhobbs. com Web site, so check for specific activities.
The event will be held at the Maintenance Complex area located on War Eagle Road just south of Highway 12, about 12 miles east of the railroad tracks in Rogers at 9 a.m.
Bring snacks, lunch, water and other conveniences. Be prepared to travel into the woods as some projects will be deep in the woods.
Tasks for this day include trail / shoreline clean-up at Van Winkle Mill Site and the new Piney Road trail parking area; exotic species eradication: chemical treating of Tree of Heaven (older girls / adults ); guided trail tours; general trail inventory / maintenance; and roughing / sanding and painting of park gates and signs (older girls / adults ).
We are encouraging everyone to include a tour with your day of service.
Shaddox Hollow only has one tour at 9 a.m. and Van Winkle Mill Site has several tour times: 8 and 10 a. m., noon and 2 p.m. Astronomy clinic The fifth astronomy get-together of 2008 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area. The Sugar Creek Astronomical Society will bring four or more of their powerful scopes of different types, making it possible for everyone to see the marvels of the September night sky.
According to the president of their organization, Jack Mc-Daniel," We're going to change our usual program, and have an Astronomy clinic for frustrated would-be observers. In addition to our own scopes, two of us will spend our time teaching people how to navigate around the night sky, how to use telescopes and binoculars and then work with the folks who bring their own scopes. We invite anyone who has a scope to bring it, and we will give pointers on what that scope can be used for, how to use it and information on how to get good scopes."
Bring a flashlight (covered with a red cloth or red balloon ), binoculars and / or telescope, folding chair and star chart.
Take Highway 12 East out of Rogers approximately 12. 5 miles to Townsend Ridge Road (just before War Eagle Road ). Turn right onto Townsend Ridge Road and go two miles to the Hidden Diversity Multi-Use Trail parking lot (on the right ).
In the event of inclement weather, the program will be canceled.
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