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Conservation Workforce Development – We Need Your Input!
If you lead, hire, or manage in conservation, restoration, landscaping, or land use, we’d love your insights. Help grow the future of restoration in Northwest Arkansas and win a $500 Home Depot gift card! Take 10 minutes to give your perspective to guide funding,...
2025 Watershed Champions Recognized
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (Alliance) recently hosted its annual Friendraiser celebration on September 25 at Bunch Park in Elkins, AR, along the White River. This annual celebration brings together community members, supporters, and organizations dedicated to...
What happens to a river when a dam comes down?
What happens to a river when a dam comes down? Scientists are only beginning to understand the ripple effects. Low-head dams like the Huntsville Dam on War Eagle Creek have shaped fish communities and habitats for decades, but their true impacts are still being...
Three Low Impact Development Projects Benefit Water Quality
Since 2022, the Alliance has been working to install three Low Impact Development (LID) projects across the Beaver Lake watershed. Through the “Smart Growth for Source Water Protection” grant program from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources...
Aquatic Vegetation Control – Tips and Resources
What to Watch Out for in June/early Summer: Aquatic weeds are reaching mature stages and some species will become more resistant to herbicides as the summer develops. DIY plant ID resources can be found at Texas A&M’s Aquaplant “Identify a Plant” directory...
A Prairie by Any Other Name
Article submitted by Emily Finley, Urban Watershed Specialist Did you know? Arkansas once had over 2 million acres of naturally open grassland habitat in Arkansas in the early 1800s. These open habitats have been generically referred to as “prairies” in the past. Many...
We are Hiring! Seeking A Watershed Specialist
Click HERE to download job description Beaver Watershed Alliance Position Description Title: Watershed Specialist Part-time Hourly Position (approximately 20 hours per week) Location: Northwest Arkansas (Office location 162 Doolin Dr., Elkins, AR) Posting Date: May...
Alliance seeking Proposals for Low Impact Development Project
Beaver Watershed Alliance RFP 25-01, Low Impact Development Contracting Services Advertisement The Beaver Watershed Alliance is requesting proposals from qualified contracting firms interested in providing LID construction services for the Smart Growth for Source...
We are Hiring! Seeking Survey Crew Members!
Click HERE to download job description Beaver Watershed Alliance Job Description Title: Stream Barrier Assessment (SARP) Crew Member Temporary Support/Workforce Development Opportunity (approximately 10 hours per week) Location: Northwest Arkansas (Office location 162...
Spout Spring Branch Project Underway
A new project has begun at Walker Park in Fayetteville to restore Spout Spring Branch and the urban forests around the park with opportunities to engage the local community in volunteer efforts throughout the restoration. Plans include restoration of 3,300 feet of...