Watershed Conservation Resource Center

The invitational River Coalition Gathering, hosted by Watershed Conservation Resource Center, was held on April 25 at The River Commons & Institute in east Fayetteville. Among those in attendance were leaders from the Osage Nation, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas Black Heritage Association.

On today's show, a new conservation center is being built in east Fayetteville. Also, it’s been thirty years since “Gang Wars: Bangin’ in Little Rock.” Plus, a legendary Arkansas radio station that reached millions of listeners.

Plans are underway to enhance Combs Park in south Fayetteville by removing an obsolete water-works dam upstream on the West Fork of the White River and installing river beach access.

Many wetlands in Arkansas are no longer protected under the federal Clean Water Act due to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. We visit a recently restored urban wetland in downtown Fayetteville to learn about the important ecological role wetlands provide.

Water quality improvement along the upper West Fork of the White River in Northwest Arkansas, which has attracted the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency, is the result of an enduring collaboration among the Watershed Conservation Resource Center, Beaver Watershed Alliance, Beaver Water District, Northwest Arkansas Land Trust and Arkansas Water Resources Center.

A degraded wetland in the White River Watershed in southeast Fayetteville, which is jointly owned by the city and the Watershed Conservation Resource…