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Arkansas Water Currents
The Arkansas Water Resources Center publishes this e-news each month to highlight research, faculty, news and important events.
Lake Frances Ecological Design Project Update
The Lake Frances Ecological Design project is now moving forward with more wetland and education plans. In 2013, Brian Haggard, director of the Arkansas Water Resources Center, and Steven Patterson, restoration ecologist at Bio x Design, organized an ecological design...
Shadia Alzurqani Investigates the Impact of Drought on Vegetation Cover in Arkansas
Shadia Alzurqani worked with Dr. Hamdi Zurqani on mapping and analyzing the drought effects and trends on land cover in Arkansas. She joined Dr. Zurqani’s project in 2022 as a graduate research assistant at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Alzurqani’s...
U of A Monticello’s Dr. Hamdi Zurqani Exploring Ways to Combat Drought in Arkansas
The Arkansas Water Resources Center is excited to fund a new early-career researcher in 2022. Dr. Hamdi Zurqani is studying current and historic drought conditions in Arkansas. Zurqani’s project's title is “Drought Patterns and Trends in Arkansas, USA, from 1985 to...
Dr. Shannon Speir Begins 104(b) Project on Collaborative Conservation for Agricultural Watersheds
The Arkansas Water Resources Center is excited to fund a new early-career researcher on the 104(b) grant program this year. Dr. Shannon Speir joined the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences (CSES) Department in August....
Researchers Study Herbicide Persistence in Tailwater Recovery Systems
Pumping rates of groundwater in the Mississippi River Alluvial Valley exceeds its natural ability to recharge, leading to unsustainable water use. With this in mind, farmers throughout the region are looking into options that will allow them to reduce their reliance...
Call for Nominations for the 2020 Universities Council on Water Resources Awards
Have you recently completed your Ph.D. or do you have a recent Ph.D. graduate in the fields of Water Policy and Socioeconomics or Natural Science and Engineering…
The Land ‘Calls Out’; New ‘Short Talks’ Focuses on Rice Production
Did you know Arkansas is the top rice producer in the United States?
“We’re really a dominant player in global rice production…
Special Issue Journal Focuses on Groundwater Supplies for Irrigation (Open Access)
“Addressing Irrigation Aquifer Depletion” is the theme of a recent special issue from the Journal of Contemporary Water Research…
Edge-of-Field-Monitoring can be used to Evaluate On-Farm Pollution Reduction Strategies
Agriculture is a big part of Arkansas’s economy and an important factor in feeding the growing national and global…
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