What’s the key to educating and facilitating greater adoption of conservation practices that improve water quality and soil health? According to Purdue University professor Eileen J. Kladivko, it is collaboration and partnership. Eileen is a teacher,Read More…
By Jason Gomes Though I’ve spent most of my career as an independent agronomist, my educational background is in anthropology. One concept from anthropology that describes how effective watershed projects work is the mutual-aid network. GroupsRead More…
Water quality problems are people problems, and yet people have not been adequately factored into the science intended to inform watershed solutions. Douglas Jackson-Smith is a sociologist who has spent much of his career trying toRead More…
Aaron B. Wilson, an Atmospheric Scientist at The Ohio State University, is committed to raising awareness and making connections between our changing climate and water-related impacts throughout Ohio and the Midwest. Wilson holds a unique positionRead More…
Article written by Lisa Merrifield Green infrastructure might not be the word of the year, but it is getting airtime in media reporting and it ties in well with the 2018 word of the year –Read More…
Representatives from Extension and the Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRIs) in the North Central Region recently released a whitepaper addressing next steps to combat harmful algal bloom-related issues throughout the region. The frequency and intensity ofRead More…
Since 2015, Missouri has been participating in the Network’s soil health team, the Soil Health Nexus. Teng Lim, an Associate Professor of University of Missouri Extension, was the lead researcher on a project titled, “Manure andRead More…
On-Farm profitability is strongly influenced by climate, natural resources and land management choices. Climate variability and natural resource availability are basically uncontrollable; however, on-farm land management can be adapted to its best use and improve theRead More…
This summer has been very active for the Network’s climate team – the North Central Climate Collaborative, or NC3. The team has been busy hosting climate education programs for extension professionals, producers, state and federal agencyRead More…
Targeting specific subsets of citizen audiences can be an effective way to build understanding and engagement for protecting water resources. Aqua Chautauqua and Shoreland Advisors are two new efforts led by Karen Terry of University ofRead More…