Matt Mendenhall (speaking), Departee Creek Watershed Improvement District board chairman and ⁦Arkansas NRCS⁩ State Conservationist Mike Sullivan make presentations during a ceremony prior to the beginning of rehabilitation work on Departee Creek in Independence and Jackson countries.

USDA’s NRCS is making $2 million available this year to farmers in five states, including Arkansas, who are interested in installing edge-of-field monitoring stations on their agricultural lands to monitor water quality as it leaves their field.

State Conservationist Mike Sullivan announced applications are being accepted through May 17, 2019, for NWQI in a portion of Fulton County, Ark.

The deadline for CSP applications to be considered for funding in fiscal year (FY) 2019 is May 10, 2019.

Forest landowners in Western Arkansas have until May 3, 2019, to apply for financial assistance for the voluntary installation of forest land conservation practices to help restore, maintain and enhance more open woodland.