2021 | Vermillion-Illinois Watersheds

Contact

Applicant Organization: The Wetlands Initiative

Contact: Vera Leopold, Jill Kostel

Email: vleopold@wetlands-initiative.org, jkostel@wetlands-initiative.org

Project

The Wetlands Initiative is advancing the use of small tile-treatment wetlands on working row-crop farm properties to address nutrient runoff to waterways. This project supports implementation of first-adopter wetland sites on private farmland in multiple counties, collaborative farmer outreach and technical assistance, and monitoring of the wetlands’ nutrient removal effectiveness in north central Illinois.  Partners include: farmers, USDA-NRCS, USFWS, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Illinois Corn Growers Association, University of Illinois, McKnight Foundation and others.