West Fork White River Restoration near Brentwood
The Watershed Conservation Resource Center 
(WCRC) worked with local landowners and partners to restore a 1,600 ft section of the West Fork White River (WFWR) near Brentwood, AR. A natural channel stream restoration design was developed and implemented for the unstable section of river, which was contributing an average of 1,960 tons of sediment each year. The project was funded by an EPA Section 319(h) grant administered by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission with matching funds provided by project partners. The project was initiated in 2007 and the stream restoration construction activities were completed in September 2009. Visit the Brentwood Restoration Project Page for updates and additional information.
Restoration of Niokaska Creek 
The WCRC was responsible for the design and implementation of a stream restoration project for a section of stream that travels through an urban city park in Fayetteville, AR. Lateral erosion of streambanks in the park generated sediment that was delivered to the Illinois River watershed and the eroding
streambanks posed safety hazards for park users. The WCRC obtained a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant administered through the Arkansas Natural Resources Conservation Commission to provide professional services to restore this unstable stream reach. Restoration was completed in Fall 2008. Since then, several large storm events have occured and the restoration has been sucessful. Visit the Gulley Park Project Page for updates and additional information about the project.
Restoration of the West Fork White 
River
Airport Site
The WCRC, in partnership with the City of Fayetteville, is in the process of implementing a natural channel design restoration on the West Fork of the White River (WFWR). The restoration plan addresses approximately 4,600 linear feet of the West Fork White River that runs adjacent to the City of Fayetteville’s Municipal Airport (Airport Site). The stretch of river has extremely large eroding riverbanks that are contributing sediment to the WFWR and adveresly affecting water quality. The project is funded by an EPA Section 319(h) grant administered by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission with matching funds provided by project partners. Visit the Airport Restoration Project Page for updates and additional information.
Stream Restoration Demonstration at Niokaska
Creek in Sweetbriar Park
The WCRC in partnership with 
the City of Fayetteville has received a grant to implement an urban stream restoration using a natural channel design approach that includes the development of wetlands in a flood-prone area adjacent to the stream. The project location is Fayetteville, Arkansas on Niokaska Creek, which flows through Sweetbriar Park, a city-owned neighborhood park located in the Illinois River watershed. Visit the Sweetbriar Project Page for updates and additional information.
White River Streambank Stabilization Project
 The Watershed Conservation Resource Center(WCRC) in partnership with the City of Fayetteville are planning to implement a riverbank restoration of 1,000 linear feet on the White River using natural channel design principles.
For more information about this project visit the West Fork Bank Stabilization Project page.
Mullins Branch Stream Restoration Project
The Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC),in cooperation with the University of Arkansas and City of Fayetteville, is developing a natural channel design demonstration project on a section of Mullins Branch located on the campus of the University of Arkansas. Visit the Mullins Branch Project Page for updates and additional information
Coleman Creek Stream Restoration at War Memorial Park Little Rock, Arkansas
The Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) in coordination with the Little Rock Parks and Recreation are going to implement a natural channel design demonstration project a section of Coleman Creek
Visit the Coleman Creek Project Page for updates and additional information
West Fork White River Watershed: The Impacts of Streambank Erosion “Restoration of Priority Reaches Project Plan”
The Watershed Conservation Resource Center and local partners have received a grant to develop a locally based plan to reduce accelerated streambank erosion in the West Fork watershed. Funding for this project is provided through a USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service “Conservation Partnership Initiative” grant. Click here for more information about this innovative project.
Assessment of Sediment and Nutrients in the Blossom Way watershed, Rogers, Arkansas
The WCRC is a partner along with the City of Rogers, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, University of Arkansas, and the Arkansas Water Resources Center to identify sources and to reduce sediment for the Blossom Way watershed which drains a portion of the City of Rogers in Northwest Arkansas. The WCRC will be responsible for identifying the sources of sediment and nutrients within the watershed. The WCRC has collected streambank erosion data for over 300 individual streambanks using a Bank Erosion Hazard Index and will use this information along with direct measurements to estimate sediment loading resulting from streambank erosion. Click here for a recent article published in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette about this project.
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