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United States Department of Agriculture Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative Illinois River and Eucha-Spavinaw Watershed Initiative Bayou Bartholomew Water Quality Initiative Landscape Initiative – Conservation Beyond Boundaries... Clean water, abundant wildlife, and productive agriculture are interconnected. Conservation doesn’t have man-made boundaries. These projects accelerate implementation of conservation that: benefit both landowners and the environment improve water quality enhance wildlife habitat maintain agricultural production

United States Department of Agriculture ARKANSAS INITIATIVES

United States Department of Agriculture Resource Concerns in the Illinois River/Eucha-Spavinaw Watersheds Water quality (Primary) Excessive nutrients and organics in ground and surface water Excessive suspended sediment and turbidity in surface water Harmful levels of pathogens in surface water Soil Erosion (Secondary)

United States Department of Agriculture Impact of Practices Top Practices implemented Amendment for Treatment of Ag/Waste Forage and Biomass Planting Waste Storage Facility Roof and Cover Fencing Prescribed Grazing

United States Department of Agriculture Arkansas Acres treated: 43,070 Contracts: 531 Obligations: $15.1 million Total Project Acres: 576,517 Oklahoma Acres treated: 19,210 Contracts: 99 Obligations: $3.4 million Total Project Acres: 739,156 Since Initiative Began

United States Department of Agriculture

Impact of Practices Top Practices implemented Grade Stabilization Structures Irrigation Land Leveling Water Control Structures Irrigation Reservoirs Pumping Plant Some management practices such as irrigation water management and nutrient management.

United States Department of Agriculture Impact of Practices Top Practices implemented Irrigation Land Leveling Water Control Structures Irrigation Reservoirs/Pipelines Residue/Tillage Management Nutrient Management

United States Department of Agriculture MIDDLE BAYOU MACON SUCCESS

United States Department of Agriculture NWQI - BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW Goal: Remove streams/ water bodies from 303d list, from threatened status, or from contributing to impairments, or to address a TMDL plan. Resource concerns – sediment, nutrients 3 Upper Sub-watersheds selected with input form STC Total watershed area – 62,000 Ac Area treated – 16,000 Ac EOF/In-stream monitoring

United States Department of Agriculture ARKANSAS CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP NRCS, Arkansas is a member of the Arkansas Conservation Partnership: Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts Arkansas Association of Conservation District Employees University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Arkansas Forestry Commission Arkansas Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.

United States Department of Agriculture USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer Questions? For more information, contact your local Natural Resources Conservation Service office. Dianne Schlenker Initiative Coordinator cell