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…
Illinois Under Siege: Experts Discuss Invasive Species Threats
URBANA, Ill. – Fig buttercup may have an innocent-sounding name, but it is anything but sweet. The small yellow flowering plant creeps across forest floors, crowding out native spring ephemerals and other understory plants. Try toRead More…
ThinkWater Fellows Announced for 2017-18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE USDA-Funded Fellowship Enables Regional/State Water Experts to Incorporate Systems Thinking in Education, Outreach, and Extension. Ithaca, N.Y. March 27, 2017 ThinkWater is excited to announce the selection of ten leaders in water education,Read More…
New lecture series named for renowned aquatic biologist
Date: March 29, 2017 Source: Eric Larson, 217-300-3197, erlarson@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – What makes a stream or river healthy? In the years following the growth of the environmental movementRead More…
Waste Water?
Manure. One stage in a rich, life-giving cycle from sun, soil, and water, to plant, to animal, to kitchen table, and back to the soil again. Sometimes we call manure animal waste. This term signifies aRead More…
Water as an Economic Good
By: Rebecca Power In today’s world, communication in the public sphere is not for the faint of heart. Communicating about how we value and manage water is no different. One of the practices that critical thinkersRead More…
Can We Create A Clean Water Economy?
A new report from the Risky Business Project, founded by economic powerhouses Henry Paulson, Michael Bloomberg, and Tom Steyer takes a clear-eyed look at the at the economic risks of climate change and, more importantly, theRead More…
Ten Ways to Reduce Nitrogen Loads from Drained Cropland in the Midwest
Across the Mississippi River Basin, 45% reductions in nitrogen and phosphorus loads are necessary to meet national goals established to reduce the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone. There are a number of practicesRead More…
Water Rocks! Education Summit, an Overwhelming Success!
In November, Water Rocks! hosted the Multi-State Youth Water Education Summit for non-traditional educators. This two-day Summit, hosted at Reiman Gardens in Ames, Iowa, brought together more than twenty educators from Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and SouthRead More…
Spiny Water Fleas, a Cautionary Tale
By: Rebecca Power My home watershed is Lake Wingra, Yahara Watershed, Dane County, Wisconsin. Sometime right around 2009, the spiny water flea was found in Lake Mendota, a part of the chain of rivers andRead More…