The Kings River Watershed Partnership, located in Northwest Arkansas, is a non profit 501 (c)(3) organization founded in 2001. It is a cooperative effort founded by local people and organized exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes; more specifically to protect the health, purity, and economic viability of the Kings River watershed, now and for future generations.

The membership of KRWP includes local citizens, from all walks of life, who are interested in protecting the Kings River Watershed. View Large Map (715 Kb)

Diversity of features in the watershed is a characteristic of the region and is reflected in the range of interests of the membership. Among the members there are property owners, small business owners, fisherman, poultry growers, recreational enthusiasts, farmers, cattlemen, conservationists, educators, retirees, and families that picnic, float, swim, and fish in the river and its tributaries.

What's Inside?

About Us - Details about our organization, including the mission statement, history of the Partnership, Executive Board members and positions.

Projects - Activities that KRWP is currently involved in to meet our educational, scientific, and charitable mission: Water quality testing program -- locations and data, watershed educational programs, river clean-ups, stream corridor restoration sites, and other activities.

Events Calendar - KRWP events that folks can get involved in.

Publications - KRWP newsletters, brochures, bumper stickers, Watershed Assessment, Voluntary Watershed Plan. Just published... Landowner's Handbook.

Kings River Information - Maps of the watershed, information on canoeing/take-outs/facilities offered, photos, history, local fish and wildlife, recreational opportunities and watershed facts. (Under development)

Technical & Scientific Information - Technical and scientific material concerning potential impacts of land uses within the watershed: including agriculture, on-site waste treatment, urbanization and more. (Under development)

Join Us - Information on how to become a member of the KRWP and support our activities.

Links - Links to more information and resources on the web.

Site Map - Overview of our web site at a glance.

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  It's Here...

A resource handbook for property owners and watershed residents, published in March 2009. The Kings River Watershed Partnership is proud to offer this guide to assist landowners with the many questions and issues that arise when living and working next to a stream.

A series of open public meetings were held in 2003, 2004, and 2005 in Carroll and Madison Counties, on issues impacting the Kings River included presentations on topics such as land development, municipal wastewater treatment, land application of nutrients, stream bank erosion, property rights, water quality testing, septic tanks, and urban impacts. Discussions on these issues generated a wide-ranging list of property owners’ concerns.

Many questions have been asked by property owners and residents at these, and additional public meetings sponsored by KRWP since 2005. This handbook is a collection of the research done by the partnership's project coordinator, Shawna Miller. It reflects hundreds of hours of research on rules and regulations, scientific publications, and interviews with public officials. It is an ongoing part of KRWP's mission as a voluntary, educational, non-profit organization.