Arkansas Conservation Partnership Sponsors Public Meetings in McGehee, Morrilton on the USDA’s Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
 

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., - The Arkansas Conservation Partnership is sponsoring public meeting regarding the new Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI)  in McGehee on Feb. 9 and Morrilton on Feb. 18. The meetings will inform producers about MRBI, which is designed to assist them in improving the water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin.

USDA Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces 41 Watersheds including Seven in Arkansas to Take Part in Mississippi River Basin Initiative
 

WASHINGTON, November 23, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 41 watersheds in 12 states, known as Focus Areas, will be part of a new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin.  In size, the selected watersheds exceed 42 million acres, or more than 5 percent of the Basin’s land area.

Watersheds selected in Arkansas include Lake Conway-Point Remove, L’Anguille, Cache, Lower St. Francis, Bayou Macon, Boeuf River and Little River Ditches watersheds.