Thank you for making Illinois River Watershed Appreciation Day great!

Riparian Buffers

CREP Program

Click Here to learn more about the Illinois River Watershed Arkansas Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

2009 May Online Challenge Winners

1st Place: Hector Elementary School, Hector, AR.
Teacher Kathy Brunetti, Watershed Model Enviroscape - $800 value

2nd Place: R.E. Baker Elementary School, Bentonville, AR.
Teacher Phyllis Abraham, Magellan Triton 300 GPS unit - $150 value

3rd Place: Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, AR.
Teacher Robin Buff, "Make Your Own Watershed" Model - $50 value

4th Place: Greenland High School, Greenland, AR.
Teacher John Diesel, Watershed Eco-Puzzle - $30 value

CONGRATULATIONS and Thank You to all who participated!

2009 Riparian Recap Video

Don't you want to help improve water quality, educate and encourage others to positively affect the Illinois River Watershed?

Become a member of IRWP.

Click Here to sign up!

Go ahead and jump in! The Illinois River Watershed Partnership invites you to learn more about the Illinois River Watershed and how you can make a difference.

Watershed: The area of land that receives rainfall and stormwater run-off that drains or seeps into a wetland, stream, river, lake or groundwater. Click here to learn more!

"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise."

- Aldo Leopold