We are raising funds! Our goal is $500,000 by December 31, 2020!

The Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) 501(c) (3), is raising funds to create The River Institute of Northwest Arkansas.  Integrating science, design, and the humanities, The River Institute will focus on environmental protection, understanding, and restoration of rivers, riparian, wetlands, prairies, and floodplains, and their importance in protecting our environment including water quality, ecosystems, and quality of life.

 This fundraiser supports Phase I in which The River Institute will establish:

~ A training center located adjacent to the West Fork White River (WFWR) in Fayetteville, AR with indoor and outdoor classrooms to support public short courses on:

o   Streams, floodplains, wetlands, prairies, and riparian conservation and restoration

o   Native plant identification and use for residents & businesses

o   Invasive plant removal techniques and native replacements

o   Residential stormwater solutions

~ A butterfly and native plant greenhouse to propagate native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects

~ Facilities to house the WCRC to support river assessment and restoration

~ Support for needed ongoing monitoring and maintenance of existing river restoration sites 

We will give updates on our project and the construction of this awesome watershed resource area.

Phase II of The River Institute involves creating public access to the over 90-acre property on the WFWR in which the commons will house environmental art, recreation facilities, a transit node in a developing intercity water trail, and trail exhibits memorializing Native American riparian life-ways.

Thank you for helping us make a difference and believing in our dream for Northwest Arkansas.