Environment
Northwest Arkansas Open Space Plan
The purpose of the Northwest Arkansas Open Space Plan was to develop a coordinated, voluntary program to protect and promote the region’s most valued natural landscapes and open spaces. The goal of the Plan is to preserve these assets, thereby maintaining a high quality of life as the region continues to grow and prosper.
The Open Space Plan was developed in 2016 and was utilized as the basis of the environmental component of the NWARPC Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
Northwest Arkansas Open Space Plan
This overall map combines the results from five different maps (pages 70-74 of the Plan), with the greatest emphasis on natural resource features, as directed by the Open Space Steering Committee, and as supported by input from the public comment form. Open space resources are shown with a priority range of 1-5, with the higher values shown in darker shades of green (for more on this process, see pages 68-69 of the Plan). Click on the map for full view.
You can also find more information about the Open Space Plan by viewing this short video.
