Matthew Friant, Interpreter with Pinnacle Mountain State Park with lead this easy to moderate hike from the iron bridge on Highway 300 to Lake Vista on Lake Maumelle with birding opportunities, plant identification and lake views.

Date: Saturday, November 21

Time:  9:00 a.m. – 12:00

Distance: 4.5 miles

Meet -up Location:  Natural Steps Sports Complex (Soccer fields on Highway 300) 11101 AR-300, Roland

Bring: Water, snacks extra layers/rain gear if appropriate, trash bag

No toilets available, but visitor center is 1 mile south of starting point

Organizer: Mary Heller  macheller60@icloud.com

See Special Meeting for March 3, 2026 at Ron Robinson Theater

Monthly meetings of the Pulaski Chapter are on the first Tuesday of the month, except no meeting in July.  Most meetings are held at Second Presbyterian Church at 7pm in a classroom on the east side of the building.  The September meeting is a potluck usually held at Pinnacle Mountain State Park at the large pavilion on the Maumelle River and the December meeting is a potluck held at a member home.

Winter Solstice Celebration at Plum Bayou State Park.  A park interpreter will lead a 3/4 mile flat walk through the ancient 1,000-year-old ceremonial site to discuss the prehistoric Plum Bayou builders and their earthen calendar. The tour finishes on the mounds to observe the solar alignment and watch the winter sunset over Mound S.  After sunset, we will gather around the campfire to enjoy hot cocoa, apple cider, s’mores, and traditional story telling.  Costs $5 adults, $4 children.  Bring camp chairs.  Toilets on site.
If  you are interested in carpooling, meet at 2:45pm at Clinton School of Public Service parking lot.

Everyone is welcome to join us for a 3.5 mile walk to start 2027 off right. We will walk from Compton Gardens through Crystal Bridges campus to the Heartland Whole Health Institute and the Alice L Walton School of Medicine and return through the North Forest at Crystal Bridges.

Bring water, sturdy walking shoes and dress for the weather. You will warm up walking.

See Special Meeting for March 3, 2026 at Ron Robinson Theater

Monthly meetings of the Pulaski Chapter are on the first Tuesday of the month, except no meeting in July.  Most meetings are held at Second Presbyterian Church at 7pm in a classroom on the east side of the building.  The September meeting is a potluck usually held at Pinnacle Mountain State Park at the large pavilion on the Maumelle River and the December meeting is a potluck held at a member home.