Stories
See how landowners and farm operators are shifting
to reach production and water quality goals across the basin
Landowner-Led Effort Jumpstarts Conservation Practice Adoption
Gary Mullen has fond memories of camping by the banks of Huzzah Creek on the family ... Read more
Oxbow Alchemy Better than Lead into Gold
Alchemists once sought to turn lead into gold, but restored river oxbows do even better, improving ... Read more
Coming Together for the Sake of a Creek
Rice Creek is important for many reasons. Not the least of these is its status as ... Read more
No-Tillers Take the Lead for Water Quality
Wisconsin no-tillers John Eron and Matt Hintz didn’t wait for regulations telling them how to farm. ... Read more
Reviving the Endangered Topeka Shiner Minnow
The Topeka shiner is a little fish but it has a big story to tell. That ... Read more
Growing Grassroots Change: Farmer-led conservation is getting a little help from its friends
Renovating a drainage ditch got Minnesota farmer Pat Duncanson thinking beyond his field edges, eventually leading ... Read more
Farmers talking with neighbors is prime driver of success across watersheds
Think Different: Data on saving soil and protecting water quality is clear. Conservation practices work. However, they ... Read more
Proving Collaboration Is Possible
Pike County landowners John and Sandy Scherder and Chris Williamson, Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) biologist, ... Read more
A Model for Farmer-driven Watershed Improvement Now Asks, “What Next?”
Jeff Pape and his family chatted over dinner in a Dyersville, Iowa café when a stranger ... Read more
Addressing Water Quality Connects Neighbors In Blackhawk Creek Watershed
As Clark Porter finished lunch with a farming neighbor at a Crop Production Services facility opening ... Read more