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Watershed Successes – Nature Based Design

Watershed Successes – Nature Based Design

As Northwest Arkansas steadily makes its way towards a million residents (estimated to happen by 2045), it’s important to understand the impacts of the growth on the area’s natural environment and the commodities it provides such as clean drinking water, stormwater...

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War Eagle Creek Conservation Stewards Recognized

War Eagle Creek Conservation Stewards Recognized

War Eagle Creek Stewards Recognized at 20th Annual War Eagle Appreciation Day Each year at the annual War Eagle Appreciation Day event held in Madison County, a War Eagle Creek Steward award is presented to exceptional landowners within the War Eagle Creek watershed...

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Spring 2024 Beaver Lake Watershed News

Spring 2024 Beaver Lake Watershed News

Click HERE to read the full newsletter.   In this newsletter: Natural Stream Channel Design War Eagle Appreciation Day Smart Growth for Source Water Protection Advances in Elkins, AR Land Management Practice Highlight Grassland Partnership - Call for Participants...

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DOI Visits NWA for War Eagle Creek Project

DOI Visits NWA for War Eagle Creek Project

Repost from DOI https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-highlights-presidents-bidens-investing-america-agenda-arkansas Secretary Haaland Highlights President’s Biden’s Investing in America Agenda in Arkansas $4.4 million investment will reconnect...

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We’re Hiring! Watershed Specialist

We’re Hiring! Watershed Specialist

Beaver Watershed Alliance Position Description Title: Watershed Specialist Part-time Hourly Position (up to 20 hours per week) Location: Northwest Arkansas (Office location 162 Doolin Dr., Elkins, AR) Posting Date: January 8, 2024 Close Date: February 9, 2024   About...

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A Continued Path to Success – Watershed Management

A Continued Path to Success – Watershed Management

To kick off 2024, we are reflecting on past initiatives and expressing the intention to begin the year with a focus on what it takes to continue to cocreate a resilient watershed area that protects Beaver Lake and its tributaries, through nature-positive actions that...

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Winter Beaver Lake Watershed Newsletter

Winter Beaver Lake Watershed Newsletter

CLICK HERE to read the full newsletter In this newsletter: Smart Growth for Source Water Protection Progresses Building Resiliency in South Fayetteville War Eagle Creek Initiative Dam Removal and Stream Barrier Improvements Underway Who Do You Contact? Meet the Staff!...

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2023 Watershed Champion Awards

2023 Watershed Champion Awards

During the Alliance's annual Friendraiser event, which was held on September 21st, 2023, an awards ceremony was held to recognize outstanding landowners and partners working towards successful watershed management. Five awards were distributed this year under the...

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Nature-Based Design

Nature-Based Design

Nature-Based Design: Harnessing the Power of Low Tech Erosion Control to Prevent and Repair Gully Erosion   Gully erosion is a widespread and detrimental natural phenomenon that occurs when water flow concentrates in a channel and erodes the soil, creating deep...

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