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environment striving to protect and preserve Arkansas’ natural beauty.” Throughout the year, they hold several
hands-on courses, maintain several ongoingprojectsinthecommunity,like the butterfly garden located along the
HotSpringsCreekGreenwayTrail,and assistinsurveysandresearchinvolving the environment.
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“The other beautiful thing that the Master Naturalists have taught me, and what they have in their program in their education, is it’s not just learning, but it’s giving back. We have lots of programs on how to help the children, how to put programs on for children, and how to volunteer for things.
“I thought I really knew a lot about nature. Now I know less than I ever had. It seems like the more you know, the less you know because there are so many falsities that we learn. It’s amaz- ing,” she said.
Seeing how little she knew shifted Saraydarian’s paradigm and opened her up to a wealth of knowledge wait- ing to be uncovered. That knowledge helped her and her partner turn their acreage into a wildlife preserve. They created an entire self-sustaining eco- system on the property, where each plant and animal serves a purpose and complements surrounding organisms. Everything from the rich garden beds that fill plates on the dinner table to radiant flora that attracts charms of hummingbirds in the spring, Saray- darian meticulously orchestrated it all.
The carefully composed chateau attracts all types of creatures, from foxes to frogs. However, Saraydarian says there is a particular charm of hummingbirds that visits like clock- work each spring.
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