Illinois River Watershed Partnership

The Cave Springs community will again gather at the Illinois River Watershed Partnership sanctuary to celebrate the second annual Bats and Bluegrass Festival Saturday, July 19. The event will feature live bluegrass music from The Sons of Otis Malone, food trucks, educational activities, hikes and, of course, bats.

The Illinois River Watershed Partnership is celebrating 20 years of service. On today's show, we hear how they'll mark the occasions at this year's Bats and Bluegrass festival. Also today, the deep connection between the U.S. in the 20th century and three legendary jazz musicians. Plus, a walkthrough of the renovated David W. Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas campus.

The northwest Arkansas chapter of the Urban Land Institute is hosting a symposium Friday, April 25, at the Illinois River Watershed Partnership in Cave Springs to discuss wastewater solutions for a growing region.

As northwest Arkansas’ population steadily climbs toward the 1 million mark, the region must plan for how that growth will affect our region’s water resources. Therefore, the Beaver Watershed Alliance is hosting the Smart Growth for Water Resources Conference.

For the first time in 10 years, the Cave Springs community gathered in full force at the Illinois River Watershed Partnership sanctuary this weekend to celebrate the Bats and Bluegrass Festival. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with organizers and attended the event to get to know the people and causes behind the festival.

Pete speaks with Morgan Keeling from the Illinois River Watershed Partnership.

The second public meeting dedicated to the Illinois River Watershed Management Plan was yesterday in West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma. A report is in today's version of The Outline. Plus, new numbers about Northwest Arkansas growth.

This week, the Community Spotlight featured guests from the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, Kings River Watershed Partnership, Boston Mountain Solid Waste and Ozark Natural Foods Co-Op.

An artesian spring in a woodland sanctuary protected by the nonprofit Illinois River Watershed Partnership in Cave Springs illustrates an important lesson on downstream ecology.

The northeastern Oklahoma conservation group Save the Illinois River claims inadequate wastewater treatment in northwest Arkansas threatens downstream…