NEWS RELEASE - Arkansas River Trail

Pinnacle Mountain State Park
11901 Pinnacle Valley Road
Little Rock, AR 72223
arkansasstateparks.com/pinnaclemountain
For more information: Gillian Rossi  gillian.rossi@arkansas.gov
Phone: 501-367-0408
Interviews Available
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Pinnacle Mountain State Park celebrates Earth Day with Leave No Trace
Little Rock, Arkansas – – Discover Leave No Trace and learn how to celebrate Earth Day every
day at Pinnacle Mountain State Park’s Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 19th.
The event will run from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. and will feature trainers from Leave No Trace for
Outdoor Ethics for Arkansas, who will be hosting bi-hourly games for children and providing
information on outdoor ethics to all. The elusive Bigfoot may even make an appearance.
In addition to learning about how one can make an impact by not leaving one, a tie-dye station
will be present for visitors to re-use old clothing items by turning them in to something new.
Volunteers will be passing out litter bags at the base of the mountain for those who wish to
contribute to the park by picking up litter during their hike.
Come write an environmental pledge on a “leaf” provided by the park, and add it to the
Environmental Pledge Tree that will be set up in the West Summit Picnic Area.
In addition to the Leave No Trace activities, tie-dye station, and Environmental Pledge Tree,
there will be a Tree Planting Ceremony at 2 p.m. where visitors will get the chance to plant a
new tree in the park.
All events are free of charge. Leave No Trace activities and the tie-dye station will begin at 1
p.m. and continue until 4 p.m. The celebration takes place in the park’s West Summit Picnic
Area.
For more information call the park at (501) 868-5806 or e-mail Park Interpreter Gillian at
gillian.rossi@arkansas.gov.
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