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The primary activity of the organization is to provide technical and planning services for the protection, conservation, and restoration of watershed resources for the well being of communities and society.
The Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) provides specialized assistance concerning watershed resource issues to a variety of organizations including; watershed groups; local, state and federal governments; non-profit organizations; conservation districts; and other entities that request assistance.
The diverse environmental background and experience of the staff enable the WCRC to provide a wide range of technical and planning support.
Pictured to the right: Mullins Branch project on the University of Arkansas Campus
The River Institute Property at Dead Horse Mountain Road, Fayetteville, Arkansas, features a family of River Otters. Watch them swim below.
~Nonpoint Source Success Story: Restoration Project Reduce Sediment in the West Fork White River(WFWR). In 2016 WCRC was awarded a $4.3 million NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program grant with an additional $4.4 million of match provided by local partners to improve conditions in the WFWR watershed. See the RCPP project in our drop down menu.
~WCRC and the Dead Horse Property featured in the KUAF podcast March 10, 2021. Grant Funds Master Plan for Dead Horse Mountain Wetland Restoration
~WCRC featured in NWA Democrat/Gazette, March 8, 2021 Effort underway to restore wetland area in Fayetteville, Improve public access
WCRC is working with the University of Arkansas Community Design Center (UACDC) who was awarded a National Endowment of Arts grant to develop a Public Access Master Plan. news.uark.edu/articles
The UACDC developed the design for WCRC’s vision, The River Institute of Northwest Arkansas. To read more on The River Institute, please follow this link The River Institute of NWA – Donate
~WCRC is featured in the News Release from USDA-ARKANSAS, (See the 3rd entry),
~WCRC featured in NWA Democrat/Gazette, September 22, 2020 issue, Rod and reel research: Project aims to improve water quality in stream
~WCRC’s Tyler Anderson in NWA Democrat/Gazette photos during the 15th Annual West Fork of the White River Cleanup.
Watershed Conservation Resource Center receiving the Arkansas Game and Fish 2019 Conservation Award Left to Right: Pat Fitts/Director AGFC, Sandi Formica/Exec. Director WCRC, Matt Van Eps/Assoc. Director WCRC, Ford Overton/Commission Chairman AGFC 2012-2019.
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