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29Apr/20
Empty path along river

Public Participation Processes May Be Out of Mind During COVID-19, with Impacts for Water and People

April 29, 2020COVID-19, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Basin, policy, Water Quality

By Matt Rota, senior policy director of Healthy Gulf, a nonprofit organization committed to uniting and empowering people to protect and restore the natural resources of the Gulf Region. Right now, it is hard to think ofRead More…

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28Apr/20
Man Using Smartphone in a field

Soil Health, Climate and Water Resources for Remote Professional Development During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 28, 2020climate, independent learning, Soil Health, Water, Webinar

We at the North Central Region Water Network and our teams understand that many of you have had changes in your schedule and work responsibilities due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. As such, we wanted toRead More…

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28Apr/20
Lake Monna Shoreline

UW-Madison Hires New Water Quality Programs Coordinator

April 28, 2020Agriculture, Extension, groundwater, nitrate, UW-Madison

This story is adapted from UW-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Science’s eCALS news site. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking Water. One of the many initiatives created under this declarationRead More…

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14Apr/20
Juchems ILF Sign

One Farmer’s Conversion to Cover Crops and How Science Helped

April 14, 2020Conservation, cover crops, farming

By Jenny Seifert When Rick Juchems first got started in farming in the early 1980s, he wasn’t much into conservation. “I was just trying to survive,” he said. But his mind began to change after aRead More…

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31Mar/20
Water

A Letter from the Network Director Rebecca Power

March 31, 2020cornavirus, essential, Water

My nephew, Thomas, is a chef. He is part of 21st century gig economy in the San Francisco Bay area, hangs with food entrepreneurs, tech entrepreneurs, angel investors, and occasionally gets to Tahoe for a weekendRead More…

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30Mar/20
Rain Garden

Equitable Green Infrastructure Summit scheduled for April 28th moves online

March 30, 2020equity, equity and inclusion, green infrastructure, workforce development

The Network’s Equitable Green Infrastructure team has been busy these last few months. The team, which is led by Lisa Merrifield out of the University of Illinois Extension, is planning an Equitable Green Infrastructure Summit toRead More…

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25Mar/20
Paddler collecting an aquatic invasive species

MSU Extension Programs Address Aquatic Invasive Species and Microplastics

March 25, 20204-H, aquatic invasive species, microplastics

The spread of aquatic invasive species throughout Michigan waters and the increasing amount of microplastics in the Great Lakes are two areas being addressed through multiple programs within MSU Extension. Working with Paddlers A Michigan SeaRead More…

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26Feb/20
Image of flooding in the Red River Basin

Funding Awarded for Network Project on Long-Term Flood Preparedness and Response

February 26, 2020flood, flood planning and preparedness

The North Central Region Water Network and the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development are pleased to announce a new seed-funded project beginning this month. The project will focus on long-term flood preparedness and responseRead More…

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26Feb/20
Aaron presenting at the Climate Smart Worskhop

Master Conservationist Program is working to Plant the Seeds of Conservation far and wide in Iowa

February 26, 2020Conservation, Extension, master conservation program

Iowa’s Master Conservationist Program is working to “plant the seeds of conservation” through their recently redesigned educational curriculum on natural resource stewardship for adult learners. The program takes participants on a deep dive into the ecologyRead More…

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13Feb/20
Students collecting water samples

Big Three Takeaways: Results from a Regional Youth Water Education Needs Assessment

February 13, 2020water education, youth, youth water education

This week’s edition of The Current webinar series featured the Network’s youth water education team overviewing the results from their regional youth water education needs assessment. Miss the webinar? Watch the full recording on our YouTubeRead More…

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