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…
A team of North Central Region Water Network extension professionals are kicking off a new project aimed at providing undergraduate students critical experience and exposure to watershed management work. The team which includes representation from sevenRead 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…
Human Capital blog series By Jenny Seifert Diversity is a fact. Equity is a choice. Inclusion is an action. Belonging is an outcome. Carla Walker was struck by this conceptual framework she learned at a recentRead More…
By Lois Wolfson, Connor Crank and Glenn O’Neil, Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University Agricultural lands make up over 45% of Michigan’s Saginaw River watershed’s land area. Increasing the adoption of nutrient management practices byRead More…
Human Capital blog series By Craig Ficenec, Program Director at Sand County Foundation Nearly a year into this pandemic, we are eager to reconnect with colleagues in-person. But even in the Before Times, many watershed professionalsRead More…
When it comes to determining the impact of agricultural best management practices on water quality on the watershed scale – the science can be noisy. No one knows that more than Sara McMillan. McMillan, who isRead 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…