Human Capital Blog Series By Joe Bonnell My career in watershed management began in 1990 as an environmental education volunteer with the Peace Corps in Costa Rica. For two years, I worked with a group ofRead More…
By Amanda Gumbert People expect a lot from farmers: Grow our food, take care of animals, fix broken equipment, endure extreme weather conditions, be a good steward of the land, preserve the beauty of the ruralRead More…
By Rebecca Power We believe in keeping in touch. That’s what The Confluence newsletter set out to do in its first iteration in the mid 2010s as part of a USDA NRCS-funded Conservation Innovation Grant addressingRead More…
Human Capital Blog Series By Jenny Seifert With any big endeavor – like, you know, improving water quality – you have to start somewhere. But that starting place might not always be obvious. In watershed managementRead More…
Human Capital Blog Series By Jenny Seifert Anyone who works in watershed management in the Mississippi River Basin knows that farmers are an important part of the solution for reducing nutrient loss and improving water quality.Read More…
By Jenny Seifert The Gulf of Mexico isn’t the only big body of water that’s been in the spotlight a lot for issues with excessive nutrients and depleted oxygen levels. Lake Erie has perhaps rivaled itRead More…
By Jennifer Terry, Des Moines Water Works “Think Downstream” is more than a tagline for Des Moines Water Works; it’s a way of doing business, a way of thinking about the legacy the utility leaves futureRead More…
By J. Arbuckle, Extension Sociologist, Iowa State University As climate change-driven weather extremes take an increasing toll on agriculture across the U.S., questions about what farmers are doing now and might do in the future toRead More…
By Scott Berry, US Water Alliance We are at a unique moment for water. COVID-19 has upended life across America, disrupting business as usual in every sector and, in many ways, exposing or reinforcing structural challengesRead 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…