Welcome To
Little Arkansas Community Coalition
We are a 100% volunteer organization committed to safeguarding the Earth, Sky, and Culture of the Little Arkansas River. The challenges faced yesterday by our group of preservationists remain the same forces against which we continue our fight today. Collectively, the goals inherent in each project represent a hopeful and optimistic preservation outcome. A kind of preservation focused on what can be achieved – on what we stand for and not simply what we are against. To continue our efforts we need your help. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Little Arkansas Community Coalition today. Help support our programs in advocacy, funding and outreach.
Our Agenda
River protection strategies include conservation easements, streamside buffers, stringent water quality standards, and reconnecting restored habitat in and along the banks of the Little Arkansas River.
A river surrounds us with who we were.
The Little Arkansas River connects us to our history by preserving important places and providing access to them. The Little Arkansas River has for generations enhanced a sense of community identity and pride.
Rivers encourage healthy living.
The Little Arkansas River is both privately and publicly owned. Improving access to outdoor recreation in and along the Little Arkansas River requires permission from those who own riverfront property while access to city owned areas do not. The city owned areas offer a great opportunity to improve healthy choices and connect communities with local treasures.
Protecting open space
According to “Conserving Lands and Prosperity,” a report on behalf of Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development, communities in the west that protect open space and manage it for sensible recreation rather than just extraction have enjoyed higher economic success.
A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
- Dalai Lama
Sustainabilty
Bridging Generations
Wood Ducks and many other avian species nest along our river and many more utilize the Central Migratory Flyway. Fish and game thrive because of the preserved wild areas, and parks along the river corridor.
Urban riverfronts particularly provide a space for a city to reduce the risks of climate change such as the heat island effect and flash floods. They simultaneously provide greater health, space for social cohesion and socio-economic benefits to generations. Implementation of revitalization activities in such areas required consensus among all interested parties, from local residents through planners to administrators of water resources.
Every stream, every reservoir, every wetland of the Little Arkansas River Watershed flows into the Little Arkansas River on their journey through Wichita bringing fresh water and air for every living thing.
