Boots on the Ground | Peno Creek Landowner Council

“We wanted to collaborate with farmers,” said Missouri Department of Conservation's Chris Williamson, "but we didn’t know how. So instead of developing a program and trying to pitch it, we listened.”

Neighbor to Neighbor | Clean River Partners

Producer Tim Little and conservation manager Al Kraus speak to the value of cover crops and tell how structure, energy and shared work are changing Rice Creek and its watershed.

Boots on the Ground | Shoal Creek Woodlands for Wildlife

A 2008 conversation made conservation easier in Rachel Hopkins’ watershed. “There wasn’t much trust between farmers and conservationists,” she says, “but we said what bugged us and formed a farmer-led committee.”

Boots on the Ground | Polk County Iowa SWCD

In Polk County, a general contractor/bid approach is scaling up conservation faster, at lower cost, in a way landowners appreciate. Learn how partners shaped a new system.

Boots on the Ground | Farmers for Tomorrow

Matt Hintz and his family do not drink their own water. “As a farmer,” he says, “I want to change that.” He and neighbors focus on soil health to achieve the goal.