The Nature Conservancy and Arkansas Game and Fish started construction on the Rockhouse Creek restoration project in October 2019. The team dug out 2,400 feet of new creek channel, planted 3,000 trees and shrubs to improve streamside habitat, and built a bridge to span the new channel. It was a major engineering and construction feat, but perhaps an even bigger accomplishment was pulling together project partners. The Nature Conservancy led the charge with help from Game and Fish, Madison County, adjacent landowners, the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership, Tyson Foods and the outdoor apparel company Patagonia. The project was completed in February 2020.
