SWEPCO’s annual Earth Day celebration at the Eagle Watch Nature Trail is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12 noon, on Saturday, April 30.
Local 4-H and other youth and families will be there to plant native wildflowers, beautify the butterfly garden and build nesting boxes for owls.
Presentations will include Bees and Pollinators by Don Steinkraus of the University of Arkansas and Live Bird and Animal Exhibits by Lynn Sciumbato of Morningstar Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
Location: Eagle Watch is located one mile west of Gentry on Arkansas Hwy. 12.
Alternate Location: If there’s inclement weather, the event will be held at the Gentry fire station on Hwy. 12 in Gentry.
About Eagle Watch Nature Trail:
SWEPCO’s Flint Creek Power Plant in northwest Arkansas has been home to the Eagle Watch Nature Trail since 1999. The year-round warm water in the coal-fueled power plant’s 500-acre reservoir, SWEPCO Lake, attracts wintering American Bald Eagles. AEP SWEPCO employees, working in community partnerships, developed the 65-acre Eagle Watch project, which includes a wildlife viewing pavilion and a half-mile nature trail. School children, community groups, bird watchers, hikers and others enjoy the Eagle Watch Nature Trail, which is open to the public throughout the year.
More information can be found at: https://swepco.com/environment/EagleWatch.aspx or https://www.facebook.com/SWEPCOeaglewatch.