October 2017 Director Upate
Impossible Tasks I was in Biloxi, Mississippi for a meeting last month, just before Hurricane Nate. While I was disheartened to see images of floodwaters where I’d been walking just a week before, I was gratefulRead More…
Imagine a Day Without Water: What it means to the North Central Region?
“Imagine: No water to drink, or even make coffee with. No water to shower, flush the toilet, or do laundry. Hospitals would close without water. Firefighters couldn’t put out fires and farmers couldn’t water their crops”.Read More…
Soil and Water Conservation Society: Looking Ahead
The following interviews have been edited for style and clarity. Conservation is a word that has sparked in popularity over the past few years. Often paired within stories around climate change, pollution, and negative narratives,Read More…
Director Update: August 2017
What We Know One early morning last week, my sister’s blue Honda pulled into my driveway, just as the sun was turning the branches of the neighbor’s oak tree golden. We live about 10 minutes apart,Read More…
Network Impact 2020 Initiatives and Capacity Building
The North Central Region Water Network is pleased to announce the North Central Region Water Network Impact 2020 Initiatives and Capacity Building Initiatives for 2018. Thanks to the Network Leadership Team, Regional Administrative Council, and initiativeRead More…
The Issue of Clickbait and Exaggeration in Environmental Journalism
Humanity has 20 years to shape up or face mass extinction. Sounds scary, right? If this headline popped up on your news feed, it would be next-to-impossible to ignore your curiosity and not click. However, onceRead More…
Director Update: June 2017
In last month’s column, I wrote that Kansas is green this season. The same above average rainfall greening up the rolling hills of eastern Kansas is also greening up lakes and rivers across the Upper MidwestRead More…
First Confirmed Snakehead Fish Caught in Mississippi Lake
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2017 JACKSON – A Northern Snakehead Fish was caught in Lake Whittington, an oxbow lake of the Mississippi River in Bolivar County, by bow fishermen Brad Baugh and Bubba Steadman,Read More…
Photos more credible, cartoons more persuasive
With all else identical in a brochure, when a cartoon is swapped for a photograph, the cartoon is more cognitively engaging. However, photographs are believed to be more credible. Using cartoons may be a more effectiveRead More…
Water is a hot topic with New Hope
Water is a hot topic in the Town of New Hope, Wisconsin. Those of you that work and live in small communities across the Midwest would recognize the people and the stories as similar to yourRead More…