NRCS is investing $30 million this year in 33 new high-priority watersheds and 40 existing projects that will help improve water quality and strengthen agricultural operations. This investment through the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative is part of a commitment of $100 million over four years to address critical water quality concerns in priority watersheds while boosting rural economies.
Sharp County Conservation District, Arkansas Forestry Commission, University of Arkansas Extension Service, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Sharp County Road Dept., Cave City Middle School, Cave City High School, Earth Team Volunteers, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Tri-County Cattlemens Association, Sharp County Farm Bureau
Arkansas
Upper Bayou Macon
Desha, Lincoln
Desha County CD, UAPB Center for Aquaculture and Fisheries, Lincoln County CD, John Deere, Scott Equipment, CPS, Greenpoint, Helena, South Ark, Arkansas Game & Fish, Retail Agronomy Solutions, LLC
Arkansas
Cache Willow/Podo
Jackson, Lawrence, Craighead
Jackson County Conservation District, Lawrence County Conservation District, Craighead County Conservation District, Cache River Drainge District, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Arkansas State University, USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory
Arkansas
Tupelo Bayou-Beaverdam Creek
Faulkner
Faulkner County Conservation District, Faulkner Co. Extension Service, Faulkner Co. Cattlemen's Association, Antioch Baptist Church, Faulkner Co. Farm Bureau, Farm Credit Services of Western AR
Illinois
Clinton Lake Watershed
DeWitt, McLean, Piatt
DeWitt County SWCD, McLean County SWCD, Piatt County SWCD, Exelon Power Generation, DeWitt County Board, Illinois USGS, IL Dept. of Natural Resources, Pheasants Forever, Midwest Streams
Illinois
Upper Macoupin
Macoupin
American Farmland Trust, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Macoupin SWCD, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, City of Carlinville, City of Gillespie, Foresight Energy Services, LLC (Macoupin Energy), Blackburn College, IL DNR
Indiana
Headwaters-Big Pine Creek
Benton, White
Benton County SWCD, White County SWCD, Big Pine Creek Watershed Group, The Nature Conservancy, CTIC, Ceres Solutions LLC, White County-Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, IDEM, ISDA, Indiana Soybean Alliance/Indiana Corn Marketing Council/Indiana Pork/Farm Bureau, Pheasants Forever
Indiana
Busseron
Vigo
Sullivan Co. SWCD, 319 Watershed Coordinator (funded by IDEM), Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Indiana Corn Marketing Alliance, Indiana Soybean Alliance, Vigo Co SWCD
Indiana
Fish Creek-White River
Owen, Greene, Monroe
Owen County SWCD, McCormick's Creek State Park, Owen County Farm Bureau, Inc., MYPath Trail Project, Purdue Extension - Owen County, Greene County SWCD, Monroe County SWCD
Heartland Co-op, Fremont SWCD, Mills SWCD, IDALS, Malvern SWP Team, City of Malvern
Iowa
Slocum Creek
Pottawattamie
East Pottawattamie Soil and Water Conservation District, City of Oakland, Iowa Department Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension
Kentucky
Central Lower Green River
Webster, Daviess, McLean, Ohio
Webster County Conservation District, Daviess County Conservation District, McLean County Conservation District, Ohio County Conservation District, KDFWR, TNC
Kentucky
Upper Buck Creek
Pulaski, Rockcastle, Lincoln
Pulaski Co. CD, TNC, US Fish & Wildlife, KY Fish & Wildlife, KY Fish & Wildlife/NFWF, UK Extension, UCWW, Kentucky Division of Water, Rockcastle Co. CD, Lincoln Co. CD
CRWP, Douglas SWCD, Douglas County, Lake Associations, MPCA, DNR
Minnesota
Headwaters S Branch Root River
Fillmore, Mower
SWCD, MDA, TNC, MAWRC, Monsanto
Minnesota
Rose Creeks
Mower
SWCD, Cedar River Watershed District
Mississippi
Burrell Bayou
Sunflower
Delta F.A.R.M, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Mississippi
Beaver Bayou-Mound Bayou
Bolivar, Sunflower
Delta F.A.R.M. , Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Missouri
Lewis and Clark - Bee Creeks
Buchanan, Platte
Buchanan SWCD, Platte SWCD, Missouri Dept of Conservation and Missouri Western University, On-Farm Network, Missouri Dept of Natural Resources
Missouri
Profits Ck-Osage River- Sugar Ck
Osage, Miller, Maries, Cole
Osage CO SWCD, Miller CO SWCD, Maries CO SWCD, Cole CO SWCD, MO Dept of Conservation , Farm Service Agency, MO Dept of Natural Resources
Missouri
North River
Marion, Shelby, Ralls, Monroe
Marion CO SWCD, Shelby CO SWCD, Ralls CO SWCD, Monroe CO SWCD, MO Dept of Conservation , Farm Service Agency, MO Dept of Natural Resources
Missouri
Upper Birds Point MRBI
Mississippi
Mississippi CO SWCD, Ducks Unlimited, MO Dept. of Natural Resources, University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, Missouri Department of Conservation, Mid-Valley Irrigation, Inc., USDA-Farm Service Agency, Quail Forever
Fayette Soil & Water Conservation District, Greene Soil & Water Conservation District, Madison Soil & Water Conservation District, Clinton Soil & Water Conservation District, Clark Soil & Water Conservation District, Highland Soil & Water Conservation District, Ohio State University Extension - Fayette County
Tennessee
South Fork Forked Deer
Haywood, Madison, Chester
TN Dept. Env & Conservation TDEC, TN Department of Agriculture and 2 counties including 7 SCDs, West TN Basin Authority
Wisconsin
Kickapoo River
Crawford, Vernon
Crawford County Land Conservation Dept., Vernon County Land Conservation Dept., Trout Unlimited, Wallace Center/Winrock International, Great River Graziers, Valley Stewardship Network, Organic Valley/CROPP, UW-Extension, Farm Bureau, Southwest Badger RC&D, Mississippi Valley Conservancy, Fishers and Farmers
Cross County Conservation District, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas Forestry Commission, Arkansas State University, University of Arkansas, Cross County Farm Bureau
Arkansas
Strawberry River
Fulton and Izard
Fulton County Conservation District, Izard County Conservation District, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas Forestry Commission, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Arkansas Natural Resource Commission
Arkansas
Upper Cache River
Clay and Green
Clay County Conservation District, Green County Conservation District, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas Forestry Commission, Legacy Agricultural Equipment, Local Drainage Districts
Illinois
Crow Creek West/ Clear Creek
Marshall and Putnam
Marshall and Putnam Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Illinois
Vermilion Headwaters
Livingston, Ford and Iroquois
American Farmland Trust, Livingston Soil and Water Conservation District, Ford Soil & Water Conservation District, Conservation Technology Information Center, Delta Institute
Indiana
Headwaters-Big Pine Creek
Benton and White
Benton County Soil and Water Conservation District, White County Soil and Water Conservation District, Big Pine Creek Watershed Group, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation Technology Information Center, Pheasants Forever
Indiana
Headwaters-Cicero Creek
Tipton and Hamilton
Tipton Soil and Water Conservation District , Hamilton Soil and Water Conservation District , Tipton County Surveyor, Hamilton County Surveyor, Big Cicero Joint Drainage Board, IUPUI-Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Indiana
Little Wea Creek
Tippecanoe
Tippecanoe Soil and Water Conservation District, Wabash River Enhancement Corporation, Little Wea Conservancy District, Tippecanoe County Commissioners, Indiana Pork Producers, Cattleman's Association
Kentucky
Southeast Lower Green River
Henderson, Daviess, McLean, Hopkins and Webster
Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts; Kentucky Division Fish and Wildlife Resources; The Nature Conservancy Henderson, Daviess, McLean, Hopkins and Webster Counties Conservation Districts
Louisiana
Cane Bayou - Little Creek
Richland (Parish)
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry - Office of Soil and Water Conservation, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Boeuf River Soil and Water Conservation District
Louisiana
Lake St. Joseph-Clark Bayou
Tensas (Parish)
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry - Office of Soil and Water Conservation, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, The Nature Conservancy, Tensas-Concordia Soil and Water Conservation District
Minnesota
Dobbins Creek
Mower
Mower Soil and Water Conservation District, Cedar River Watershed District, University of Minnesota, City of Austin, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Board of Water and Soil Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Minnesota
Green Lake
Chisago
Chisago Soil and Water Conservation District, Clean Water Funds, Lake Improvement District
Minnesota
Long Lake
Stearns and Meeker
Stearns and Meeker Soil and Water Conservation District, Clean Water Legacy Funds, Department of Natural Resources, Watershed District, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, University of Minnesota Extension Service
Minnesota
Lower South Fork Root River
Houston and Fillmore
Root River Soil and Water Conservation District, Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center, Monsanto
Minnesota
Willow Creek
Fillmore
Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Nature Conservancy, Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center, Monsanto
Mississippi
Tommie Bayou/Brook Bayou
Boliver
Delta Farmers Advocating Resource Management, Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Mississippi
Christmas Lake Bayou/
Stillwater Bayou
Boliver and Washington
Delta Farmers Advocating Resource Management, Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Mississippi
Long Lake
Sunflower and Boliver
Delta Farmers Advocating Resource Management, Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Missouri
James Bayou - St. Johns Diversion Ditch & Mud Ditch
Mississippi and New Madrid
New Madrid County Soil & Water Conservation District, Mississippi County Soil & Water Conservation District, Ducks Unlimited, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri
Upper Buffalo Creek Ditch
Dunklin
Dunklin County Soil and Water Conservation District, Ducks Unlimited, Inc, Legacy Equipment, Baker Implement Co., Kennett Irrigation Co., University of Missouri - Dunklin County Extension
Missouri
Bear Creek - West Yellow Creek
Linn
Linn County Soil and Water Conservation District, Quail Forever, AG-Land Inc., MFA-INC., Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Missouri
Peno Creek & Spencer Creek
Ralls and Pike
Ralls County Soil and Water Conservation District, Pike County Soil & Water Conservation District, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Missouri
Sugar Creek & Mission Creek-Missouri River
Buchanan and Platte
Buchanan Soil and Water Conservation District, Platte Soil and Water Conservation District, Missouri Department of Conservation/Missouri Western University, On Farm Network, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
Upper Ohio Brush Creek
Adams, Brown and Highland
Adams Soil and Water Conservation District, Brown Soil and Water Conservation District, Highland Soil and Water Conservation District, Adams County Farm Bureau, Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Division of Wildlife, Ohio State University Extension
Tennessee
Middle Fork/ Forked Deer
Dyer, Crockett, Gibson, Henderson, Madison
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, local government groups
Wisconsin
Rush River
Pierce County
Pierce County Land Conservation Department, University of Wisconsin Extension, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
AArkansas County Conservation District, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts, AgPro John Deere, Jimmy Sanders, Riceland Foods, University of Arkansas, Arkansas Natural Resource Commission, Prairie Implement, DeWitt Fertilizer, Ag Heritage, Arkansas Farm Bureau, First Electric Coop., White River Irrigation District, Tri Bayou Irrigation, Southeast Resource Conservation and Development Council.
Arkansas
Bayou Meto Middle
Lonoke, Jefferson, Prairie and Arkansas
Bayou Meto Water Management District, White River Irrigation District, Arkansas Natural Resource Commission, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas State University, University of Arkansas, Lononke County Conservation District, Prairie County Conservation District, Arkansas County Conservation District, Jefferson County Conservation District, Arkansas Game and Fish.
Arkansas
Grand Prairie
Prairie, Monroe, Arkansas and Lonoke
White River Irrigation District, Bayou Meto Water Management District, Arkansas Natural Resource Commission, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas State University, Prairie County Conservation District, Arkansas County Conservation District, Monroe County Conservation District, Arkansas Game and Fish, Diesel Engine Motors, Inc., Delta Plastics, Inc., Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts.
Arkansas
L’Anguille
Cross and St. Francis
East Arkansas Enterprise Corporation, Audubon Arkansas, St. Francis County Conservation District, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas Natural Resource Commission, Cross County Conservation District
Arkansas
Lower Arkansas Upper
Lonoke, Jefferson and Pulaski
Bayou Meto Water Management District, Diesel Engine Motors, Inc, Winrock International, White River Irrigation District, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Delta Plastics, Inc, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas Game and Fish, Arkansas Natural Resource Commission, University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University, Lonoke County Conservation District, Jefferson County Conservation District
Arkansas
Middle Cache
Jackson, Woodruff, Craighead and Poinsett
Jackson County Conservation District, Arkansas State University, Arkansas Natural Resource Commission, Agricultural Research Service, The Nature Conservancy
Indiana
Middle Eel River
Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, and Whitley
A partnership has been established between Manchester College, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and NRCS. This partnership is funding conservation practices in the watershed; such as no-till, cover crops, and high level nutrient and pest management. Manchester College students are using automatic water samplers and biological monitoring to better understand nutrient loading and biological systems in all the major tributaries in the Middle Eel watershed.
Iowa
North Raccoon Buena Vista
Buena Vista
Buena Vista Soil & Water Conservation District, City of Storm Lake, Lake Preservation Association, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Kentucky
Red River
Logan, Simpson and Todd
Logan County Conservation District, Logan County Conservation District
South Dakota
Upper Mississippi
Grant and Roberts
Ducks Unlimited, Grant Conservation District, Roberts Conservation District, South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources 319 Project East Dakota Water Management District, Citizens for Big Stone Lake
Tennessee
Obion River
Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion and Weakley
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
Red River
Robertson
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
South Fork Obion
Carroll, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Obion and Weakley
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
