AR Nature Conservancy Study

[sugarmtngal]

A Conservancy study concluded that sediment is one of the major threats to the Saline River, the only undammed river flowing from AR Ouachita Mountains. The Conservancy is now working with partners to restore 1,500 ft. of stream bank along the Middle Fork of the Saline, where the bank is collapsing and dumping some 2,770 tons of sediment into the stream annually. In addition to providing water for dozens of communities, the Saline hosts the threatened AR fatmucket mussel and the Quachita madtom, a fish found only in the Ouachitas.

Possibly Nature Conservancy will be studying Lee Creek next?

[DeBo]

Yes, the Nature Conservancy is very much interested in Lee Creek. They are a great conservation organization and recognize the value of Arkansas streams. The Ozark Big Eared Bat lives in the upper Lee Creek valley and TNC has aquired some land there for its protection. The bat depends on insects who depend on the natural flow of Lee Creek to support their life cycle.
There is a brief discussion of the how the land was acquired here:
http://www.forums.caves.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2196" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Here is more information on the Ozark Big Eared Bat.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/a ... d-bat.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;