Guy Spence and Maureen Graber have been selected by the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) as Outstanding Conservation Cooperator's for the year 2011.  Below are just a few of their accomplishments over the past few years:                                  Both Guy and Maureen have native buffers on their properties.  They are extremely active with the Little Rock Lake Association.  Both Guy and Maureen continually seek new funding sources to keep the Little Rock Lake Association's Native Buffer Program alive.  This summer, with the help of the Initiative Foundation, they sent a survey to Little Rock Lake shoreline residents and using the survey results they quickly partnered with Benton SWCD to produce a Buffer Workshop for those individuals interested in installing a Native Buffer.  Both individuals help educate residents with buffers on the weeding and maintenance practices and with the support of the Lake Association they disperse Rodeo to lakeshore owners participating in the buffer program as well as those with reed canary grass issues.

Maureen Graber- Director of Little Rock Lake Association:                                                                                              *Past member of the Benton County Planning Commission                                                                                                                                           *Assisted Watab Township with their stormwater program and native planting.                                                                                                          *Assist SWCD staff with the design, installation and inspection of over nine buffer since 2009.