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Arkansas Water Resources & Watersheds Conference

July 13, 2022 - July 14, 2022

Registration Open!

The Arkansas Water Resource Center (AWRC), Arkansas Forests and Drinking Water Collaborative (AFDWC), the Arkansas Department of Agriculture – Forest Division, and the Beaver Watershed Alliance (BWA), are collaborating on a watershed resource conference to be held July 13-14, 2022.The conference will be held in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the Waldrip Hall in the state-of-the-art Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences, an iconic research and education facility. This collaborative effort is bringing top-notch speakers and presentations on HABs, Recreation, Source Water Protection, and Landowner Engagement including:

  • – Presentations on Latest Funded Research Projects: Harmful Algal Blooms
  • – Discussion Panel with Water Utilities: Monitoring and Managing for Source Water Protection in Arkansas
  • – Conservation that Pays: Incentivized Conservation
  • – Source Water Protection Projects in Arkansas: Arkansas CommuniTree Project & Greers Ferry Lake
  • – Beaver Lake Watershed – Source Water Protection and Developing Watershed Metrics
  • – Prescribed Fire and Water Quality
  • – Low Impact Development
  • – Agricultural Initiatives
  • – Small-scale and Large-scale Stream Restoration /Low Water Crossings/Dam Removals
  • – On-site Tours of Local Conservation Projects

Network and engage with water resource professionals on how to sustain, improve, and protect our state’s most precious resources – forests and water.

Registration

Online registration is closed. Please plan to register in person the morning of the conference at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences with check.

Venue

Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences
1371 W Altheimer Drive
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704
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