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Grant to Advance Smart Growth and Source Water Protection
Beaver Watershed Alliance Awarded $618,235 Grant to Advance Smart Growth and Source Water Protection in the Beaver Lake Watershed October 29, 2025 —The Beaver Watershed Alliance (BWA) has been awarded a $618,235 grant to continue advancing water protection and smart...
2025 Secchi Day on Beaver Lake – Water Quality Results
Secchi Day sampling is led by Beaver Water District. Secchi Day is an annual event that takes place on Beaver Lake in August with the goal of collecting important water quality data such as turbidity, chlorophyll-a, total phosphorous, and total nitrogen. On Secchi...
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...