Experts from the University of Arkansas Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology will be on-site to help you identify your captures, determine the order of each specimen, and share fun facts about each insect. This year the Bug Crawl will again involve a host of entomologically-relevant community partners as well as the ENTO-ROADSHOW traveling STEAM classroom. Staff from both the Scott Family Amazeum and the Illinois River Watershed Partnership⁠ will provide educational buggy fun.

Visit https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/2025-Ozark-Bug-Crawl to learn more!

Join us at Spring Creek along the Razorback Greenway! Help us restore this vital waterway by removing invasive plants and replanting with native species to improve habitat and water quality.

No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm! Gloves and tools will be provided. Wear sturdy shoes and be ready to get your hands dirty for a great cause!

Join us to help keep the Chamber Springs Public Access litter-free to improve the water quality of the Illinois River Watershed.

Join IRWP staff to help maintain our rain gardens at our sanctuary in Cave Springs!

Join us at our Sanctuary in Cave Springs for Bats and Bluegrass on July 19, 2025!

There will be live music, food trucks, educational booths, nature hikes, and more!

Join us at Spring Creek along the Razorback Greenway! Help us restore this vital waterway by removing invasive plants and replanting with native species to improve habitat and water quality.

No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm! Gloves and tools will be provided. Wear sturdy shoes and be ready to get your hands dirty for a great cause!

Join us to help keep the Chamber Springs Public Access litter-free to improve the water quality of the Illinois River Watershed.

Join IRWP staff to help maintain our rain gardens at our sanctuary in Cave Springs!

Join us to help keep the Chamber Springs Public Access litter-free to improve the water quality of the Illinois River Watershed.

Join us at Spring Creek along the Razorback Greenway! Help us restore this vital waterway by removing invasive plants and replanting with native species to improve habitat and water quality.

No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm! Gloves and tools will be provided. Wear sturdy shoes and be ready to get your hands dirty for a great cause!

Join us to help keep the Chamber Springs Public Access litter-free to improve the water quality of the Illinois River Watershed.

Join us for a Water Quality Field Tour on Saturday, June 7th at the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park!

Highlights:

- Discover how stormwater is managed in our region.
-Tour a newly constructed rain garden in action.
- Explore how soil analysis supports better natural resource management.
- Learn how to enhance water quality through native grasses and rotational grazing strategies.
- See how conservation practices can help restore endangered plant and animal species.
- Gain insight into the cultural and ecological importance of river cane.
- Connect with local extension agents ready to support your land management goals.
- Network with local producers and conservationists!

Join IRWP staff to help maintain our rain gardens at our sanctuary in Cave Springs!

Join us to help keep the Chamber Springs Public Access litter-free to improve the water quality of the Illinois River Watershed.

Join us to help keep the Chamber Springs Public Access litter-free to improve the water quality of the Illinois River Watershed.

Leif Kindberg, Executive Director of the Illinois River Watershed Partnership (IRWP), will be speaking about the Riparian Restoration Program implemented from 2019 - 2024 in the Illinois River Watershed.

Join us at Spring Creek along the Razorback Greenway! Help us restore this vital waterway by removing invasive plants and replanting with native species to improve habitat and water quality.

No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm! Gloves and tools will be provided. Wear sturdy shoes and be ready to get your hands dirty for a great cause!

Join IRWP staff to help maintain our rain gardens at our sanctuary in Cave Springs!

Bentonville Public Library Plant Swap!

Volunteer for a spring cleaning of Lake Tenkiller on Saturday, May 3rd from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm!

This is the 12th Annual Tidy Up Tenkiller event that the Oklahoma Ozarks Tourism Association has coordinated.

Registrations open on April 11th, 2025!

Attend a Prescribed Burn Workshop led by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission at the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center.

This session will focus on detention pond retrofits!

Join the Cherokee Nation and IRWP to cleanup Tahlequah Creek on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Cleanup locations include Felts Park, Peace Pavilion, and Town Branch. There will be a post cleanup cookout at 12:30 pm at the Cherokee National Peace Pavilion.

In this panel discussion about “Removing Trash from our Waterways”, we will hear from several organizations implementing this technology in Arkansas and the messages they are spreading to preserve water quality that is suitable for drinking, agricultural use, and recreation for future generations.

Join us across the Illinois River Watershed for our 6th Annual Illinois River Cleanup! We have 15 locations across the watershed that you can volunteer at, offering both land and water-based cleanups!

Join is for our kickoff volunteer event on Spring Creek! Help us restore this vital waterway by removing invasive plants and replanting with native species to improve habitat and water quality.

No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm! Gloves and tools will be provided. Wear sturdy shoes and be ready to get your hands dirty for a great cause!

On Friday April 11th, we will be doing some spring maintenance on a recently naturalized detention pond! Get ready to pull weeds, spread some mulch, and pick up litter to get ready for spring!

A free and family-friendly, interactive walk-through event will feature farm animals, educational displays, live demonstrations, and so much more!