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We’re Hiring!
Beaver Watershed Alliance Watershed Stewardship Assistant (Paid) Part-time Position Date Posted: 2/21/2023 Applications Accepted Through 3/10/2023 (close of business) The Alliance is hiring a part-time (paid) Watershed Stewardship Assistant. Click the link below to...
Conservation Champions: Local Farmer Highlight, Linda & Ken
“Soil health practices such as cover crops, minimum or no tillage, rotational grazing, and diverse crop rotations provide benefits to farm productivity, wildlife, and the environment. They provide solutions to specific challenges faced by farmers: drought and extreme...
Habitat & Angler Improvements in White River Reservoirs Underway
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), and the Beaver Watershed Alliance (Alliance) were recently granted funding to start work in the White River watershed. The National Fish Habitat Partnership recently awarded AGFC and BWA the funds to improve aquatic...
Secchi Day 2022 – The Results Are In!
Beaver Water District held its 17th annual Secchi Day on Beaver Lake on the third Saturday in August 2022. Named after the Secchi Disk, a device invented in 1865 by Angelo Secchi to measure the transparency of a waterbody, Secchi Day is a yearly event where volunteers...
2022 Alliance Watershed Awards
Each year, the Alliance hosts an annual Friendraiser to celebrate another year of successful watershed protection. It is the relationships and partnerships among agencies, organizations, landowners, and other perspectives that help put funding on the ground to...
War Eagle Initiative Kicks Off – $5 million in Funding
The Alliance, in partnership with Beaver Water District, Watershed Conservation Resource Center, and USDA NRCS, was recently awarded $2.4 million as part of the "War Eagle Creek Watershed Initiative" for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. This project will...
West Fork -White River Success Story!
(Press Release from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division) The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division is pleased to announce that water quality improvement efforts on the West Fork White River that resulted in the...
EPA Region 6 Visits NWA
Congressman Womack recently invited EPA Region 6 Administrator, Dr. Earthea Nance, and staff to NWA to visit both the Beaver Lake watershed and Illinois River watershed efforts. Dr. Nance had a full itinerary but started the morning out at Beaver Water District.
Summer 2022 Beaver Lake Watershed News
Dear Beaver Lake Watershed Landowner, After a hot and dry summer, the Alliance is excited to see more rainy days as we slowly transition into the fall season. With more rain on the way, and natural systems preparing to go dormant, now is a good time to think about...
Stormwater Erosion Control at East Mountain Cemetery
Protecting Important Cultural History with Stormwater Erosion Control In July of 2022, the Alliance partnered with the Northwest Arkansas African American Heritage Association and a team of AmeriCorps volunteers to take on a very important project on Mount Sequoyah,...