Forests and woodlands may not be among the first things that come to mind when people think about what grows in Iowa. But according to Billy Beck, assistant professor and extension forestry specialist at Iowa StateRead More…
Human Capital blog series By Craig Ficenec, Program Director at Sand County Foundation Nearly a year into this pandemic, we are eager to reconnect with colleagues in-person. But even in the Before Times, many watershed professionalsRead More…
When it comes to determining the impact of agricultural best management practices on water quality on the watershed scale – the science can be noisy. No one knows that more than Sara McMillan. McMillan, who isRead More…
By Jenny Seifert, Watershed Outreach Specialist On the landscape of innovation for improving water quality are public-private partnerships between point sources, such as cities and sewerage districts, and nonpoint sources, particularly farmers, working at a scaleRead More…
Once a landowner decides to implement conservation practices on their land, we might think the hard part of our work as conservation advisors is over. But what practices should they implement? And where on their landRead More…
By Nate Birt, Vice President of Trust in Food Embarking on a collaboration is a lot like looking through a kaleidoscope for the first time: Peer through the spyhole and you’ll get a glimpse of aRead More…
There is a famous quote from Baba Dioum those in the natural resources field know well: “In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we willRead More…
Human Capital blog series By Tracy Chaplin, Co-Nexio Founder and Principal I was facilitating a three-day engagement with the Watershed Leaders Network. The conversation was lively, with farmers eagerly sharing challenges, innovative ideas, and new possibilities.Read More…
In the summer of 2018, the North Central Region Water Network teamed up with Water Resources Research Institute (WRRIs) in the twelve North Central Region States to document existing resources and programs dedicated to the raisingRead More…
The Missouri Strip Trial program had its beginnings in 2016 in response to Missouri grower questions concerning the use of cover crops in their crop rotations. Producers were curious about cover crop stand establishment, species toRead More…