AWRC Conferences
The Arkansas Water Resources Center hosts an annual water and watersheds conference. The Center partners with state agencies, watershed groups, and the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. The conference brings water stakeholders together to share ideas and experiences that will help researchers, state agencies, and resource managers address current water challenges. The conference includes research presentations, poster sessions, tours highlighting water quality and protection successes, and recreation opportunities. Check out past conference programs at the bottom of the page.
Information about the 2024 conference is below. We hope to see you there!
REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2024 CONFERENCE
Visit https://www.beaverwatershedalliance.org/event/2024-arkansas-water-conference/ to register using the form at the bottom of the page.
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
This year, the Arkansas Water Resources Conference is soliciting oral and poster presentations.
Find out more here.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Mark your calendar to attend the 2024 Arkansas Water Resources and Watersheds Conference on July 16-18, 2024! We will meet at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Details are listed below.
The Arkansas Water Resources Center is continuing the theme of partnership with our annual conference. This year, the list of partners includes the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Forestry Division, Arkansas Forests and Drinking Water Collaborative, Beaver Watershed Alliance, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division, and the Illinois River Watershed Partnership.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Municipalities
- Utilities
- Researchers
- Farmers and Producers
- Watershed Organizations and Other Non-Profits
- Government Agencies
- Consulting Firms
- Interested People
VENUE
The conference will be held at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. This venue is conveniently located right off I-49 at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. The address is 1371 West Altheimer Drive, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704.
QUESTIONS
Contact Brian Haggard at haggard@uark.edu or 479-575-2879.
COVID-19
The University of Arkansas Department of Agriculture recommends masks in most indoor locations when six feet of social distancing is not possible.
Past Conferences
Find the Stakeholder Priorities Working Group Summary of Findings from the 2023 conference here.
Past Conference Programs
July 18-20
Watershed Resources Conference
July 13-14
Watershed Resources Conference
July 18-20
Watershed Resources Conference
July 13-14
Watershed Resources Conference
- 2021 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
- 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
- 2019 Water Management and Nutrient Recovery
- 2018 July 23-24 The Value of Water
- 2017 July 25-26 Protecting Water Supplies for People and the Environment
- 2016 July 26-27 Nutrients, Water Quality, and Harmful Algal Blooms
- 2015 Meeting Arkansas’s Water Needs Now and Into the Future
- 2014 Watersheds, Wicked Problems and Water Words
- 2013 Watershed Research and Ecological Design in the Ozarks
- 2012 Arkansas Water Planning and Reservoir Management
- 2011 The Illinois River and the Statement of Joint Principles and Actions
- 2010 Water Quality of Groundwater, Reservoirs and Restored Streams
- 2009 Transboundary Watersheds, Nutrient Hotspots, and Riparian Buffers
- 2008 Watershed Management and Nutrient Loading