Northwest Arkansas Land Trust

Land stewardship: the organization staff monitored all lands conserved by the land trust, implemented land management plans to fee owned preserves, restored habitat for species of greatest need, maintained and enhanced public access on appropriate sites adding new boardwalks, bridges, and interpretve signs and provided valuable field experience to land stewardship interns. Staff implemented new habitat management and restoration techniques on nwalt preserves including prescribed fire andconducted botanical surveys on new properties.

Community: engaged with local and state conservation partners, municipalities, and civic organizations to discuss topics such as watershed protection and land use, hosted a corporate volunteer cleanup event on an nwalt preserve, hosted children and adult educational outings in the outdoor classroom, and participated in regional citizens science events. Hosted children and adult educational outings on nwalt public access preserves, collaborated with local conservation partners to engage public on water quality protection strategies.