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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…