Know the Flow NWA

04/15/2026

04/08/2026

Join us at the UAEX Washington County Office on Earth Day (April 22nd) for a FREE Rain Barrel Class. Learn how to make this economical design and start to capture the water on your property. By mitigating stormwater, you can help our urban creeks and streams from erosion! https://www.facebook.com/events/1642432226796520

04/03/2026

Looking for Earth Day activites? The 7th Annual Cleanup is next Saturday April 18th at 9am! We will be helping at the Osage Creek location. Enjoy lunch and raffle prizes at the IRWP sanctuary aftwards.

To register, visit www.irwp.org/events/7th-air

03/24/2026

Wondering where to wade this spring break? Check out our NWA Urban Creek Guide for publicly accessible spots to get your feet wet and explore the great outdoors! From gentle streams to cold springs, our guide has got you covered with full descriptions and tips to help you plan the perfect day out. Visit the webpage for spots to cool off, picnic, and take in the scenic views.

www.KnowTheFlowNWA.com

03/12/2026

It took timing of the Cuyahoga river catching on fire for the 13th time with the novelty of the first black mayor of a major US city to catch the attention of the press. This article does a great job telling the story of how Carl Stokes used the press to tell a story of a burning river.

The day after the Cuyahoga caught fire for the 13th time, Mayor Carl Stokes led journalists on a tour of the polluted river, making visible what Clevelanders had endured for decades: oil slicks, chemical waste, debris, and water so degraded that fish could not survive. His efforts drew national atte...

02/23/2026

Garden and backyard sheds can be perfect for harvesting rainwater with rain barrels because of their smaller impervious area. Last weekend's 1 inch rain filled one and a half rain barrels (about 90 gallons) off this backyard storage shed.
Visit the "How to Deal with Drainage Issues" tab on our website to calculate the runoff from your property! www.KnowTheFlowNWA.com

02/13/2026

Thank you to U of A's hydrology class for inviting us to speak about stormwater regulations and Low Impact Development

02/09/2026

Thank you Shaw Elementary for sharing your classroom with us to talk about people impact our waterways! The students learned about where water is in Earth and created bar graphs from data collected as a waterdrop as it moves through our Earth's systems. And always, they learned about what they can do to protect water from pollution!

02/06/2026

The Stormwater Projects Dashboard is NOW LIVE. Explore current projects, maintenance activity and long-term planning all in one place on the City’s website.

View the dashboard at: https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/4436/Stormwater-Utility-Program

12/24/2025

Know the Flow NWA did a fantastic job leading Pick Up Where You Play Fall litter cleanups. Over the months of September and October there were 17 cleanups, 684 volunteers participated, and 11,473 lbs of trash was removed from the watershed!

Fun Fact! 11,473 lbs is roughly the equivalent of each of the following:
🐘 1 adult African elephant
🎹 5 grand pianos
🐓 5,700 chickens
That helps put into perspective just how much litter was removed from the waterways to help improve water quality!

Thank you to all of the volunteers who contributed to this event! If you participated you are welcome to join the Volunteer Thank You Event on Saturday, January 10th, 2026 at Farrell's Lounge, Bar and Grill sponsored by Boulevard Brewing Company!

Also, IRWP has set the date for the 7th Annual Illinois River Cleanup: Saturday, April 18th, 2026! If you have a location in the watershed needing some more TLC, please email [email protected] so we can include it in these cleanups.

12/09/2025

Last week we hosted Clemson University Extension for a training on Post-Construction BMPs where participants learned about emerging LID infrastructure such as bioretention, permeable pavers, and underground detention and how to inspect each. Thank you to the employees from thirteen cities, one county, the U of A, and EDG who attended, and a BIG thank you to Clemson Extension Carolina Clear !