By Jenny Seifert, Lisa Merrifield, and Anne Sawyer. Cross posted with the Human Capital blog Watershed management is an inherently participatory process. Achieving clean water goals requires the inclusion of diverse views and considering the equityRead More…
In mid-July, the North Central Region Water Network headed to beautiful Duluth, Minnesota for the Climate Intersections Conference. As agriculture, natural resource, and water professionals, we know that climate change is threatening our agricultural systems, communities,Read More…
The agenda is now out for the North Central Region Water Network’s Climate Intersections Conference July 12-14th in Duluth, Minnesota. The conference theme is “Taking Care of People, Water, and the Land” and will feature emergent research andRead More…
Building social equity and environmental justice into the conversation around green infrastructure (GI) is an opportunity to transform communities by integrating economic, environmental, and social goals. Green infrastructure – such as parks, green roofs, and rainRead 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…
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…
Living in Cincinnati, I didn’t really feel connected to the Great Lakes. Distance makes that a challenge being on the other side of the state. Besides, we have the Ohio River. Granted, not the same butRead More…