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!

Learn how to design, build, and maintain a rain garden that manages stormwater, supports biodiversity, and improves water quality. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore how rain gardens reduce runoff, filter pollutants, and enhance soil health. We’ll cover the essentials of site selection, construction, native plant selection, maintenance strategies, and the principles of ecological landscape design.

Join us to help clean up a section of Clear Creek in Fayetteville on Friday, March 21st! This cleanup will be led by our volunteer lead, Emily Alkema.

The 2025 Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council Spring Conference, “Improving Forage Management”, is Friday, March 21 at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center in Fayetteville.

On March 14th and 15th, join us at the Mount Sequoyah Retreat Center in Fayetteville to continue the improvement of their newly installed rain garden! From 1-4 pm on both Friday and Saturday, come volunteer to either help with spring maintenance of rain garden or help us plant some native trees!

On March 15th, IRWP will be hosting a rain garden clean-up in coordination with the ONSC volunteer event.

On March 14th and 15th, join us at the Mount Sequoyah Retreat Center in Fayetteville to continue the improvement of their newly installed rain garden! From 1-4 pm on both Friday and Saturday, come volunteer to either help with spring maintenance of rain garden or help us plant some native trees!

On March 7th, join us at the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park for some Spring Maintenance on their newly installed rain gardens near their museum.

The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks’ first annual Arkansas Gardening School is a horticultural symposium for beginner home gardeners, featuring expert-led programs by horticulturists, garden designers, and landscape architects. Through illustrated talks and Q&A sessions, participants will learn to create beautiful, sustainable, and successful gardens in the Ozarks.

Join IRWP staff to help prep our rain gardens for the spring!

The Grassroots Grazing Group is hosting their annual conference at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center on January 18th, 2025!

This conference is open to the public and those interested in regenerative farming practices like rotational grazing and co-grazing livestock.