Little Rock Audubon Center, 4500 Springer Blvd, Little Rock

• 8 AM to 10 AM–Birding Field Trip
• 10 AM to Noon–Community Reading
• Noon to 1 PM–Nature Walks

Audubon Delta, the Arkansas Audubon Society, Central Arkansas Master Naturalists, Audubon Society of Central Arkansas, Sierra Club, The Ozark Society, and Wild Birds Unlimited are cosponsoring this event, featuring members of the Central Arkansas community reading excerpts from Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac and other nature-inspired works by authors such as Robin Wall Kimmerer. A guided birding trip will also be offered before the reading, and nature walks will follow it. Bring binoculars if you have them. If not, the Center has pairs that can be used;. There will be children’s activities. A limited number of free copies of A Sand County Almanac will be available.

Noon to 2 PM, Maumelle Library, 10 Lake Pointe Dr, Maumelle.

10 AM – 1 PM Community Reading and Nature Journaling, Laman Library, 2801 Orange St, North Little Rock. The Laman Library is sponsoring this event, featuring members of the Central Arkansas community reading excerpts from Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac and other nature-inspired works. A limited number of free copies of A Sand County Almanac will be available. The Laman Library and Paper Hearts Bookstore are coming together for a  community reading of nature writings and a nature journal craft!

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Community Reading and Nature Walk, Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St, Conway. The Foothills Chapter of the Arkansas Master Naturalists are sponsoring this event, featuring members of the Central Arkansas community reading excerpts from Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac and other nature-inspired works by  authors such as Robin Wall Kimmerer and Drew Lanham. A limited number of free copies of A Sand County Almanac will be available.

All Arkansas Reads Leopold events are listed at this Arkansas Audubon Society page.

Aldo Leopold was one of the founders of the environmental movement. In 1949, a year after his untimely death, his book of essays A Sand County Almanac was published and it is one of the classics of environmental writing. During the first week in March, various groups around Arkansas are sponsoring community reading events of excerpts from A Sand County Almanac and other environmental writings. At many of these events, there will be nature walks or similar events. On this page is a listing of the events. The list will be updated as planning proceeds. All events are free and open to the public. Watch this space!

Arkansas Reads Leopold has been made possible by a grant from the Aldo Leopold Foundation.