Riparian Restoration Program

Mar 17

Written By Leif Kindberg

The Riparian Restoration Program was a partner-driven program funded by the Walton Family Foundation and Arkansas Department Agriculture - Natural Resource Division (ADA-NRD) as well as landowners, other public agencies, municipalities, and private companies through cost-share. The program focused on enhancing, restoring, and protecting riparian areas located in priority subwatersheds of Upper Illinois River Watershed (UIRW) using voluntary water quality best management practices (BMPs). The program began in 2018 and was completed in 2024. This story map provides an overview of the program. Watch it at https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c8d256ced17242b18f746a5af749797c

Geese takeoff from Osage Creek, a priority subwatershed in the Illinois River basin.

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