2017 | Rock Creek Watershed
Project partners are removing/modifying low head dams that inhibit fish movement, enhancing fish habitat and building stream crossings for farmland access to protect 32 fish species near Osage, IA.
Read More2017 | Boone River Watershed
Boone River Watershed Partnership farmers, The Nature Conservancy, Kossuth and Wright SWCDs, Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa DNR are restoring stream oxbows to create habitat for endangered Topeka shiner minnows.
Read More2018 | Boone River Watershed
Boone River Watershed Partnership farmers, The Nature Conservancy, Kossuth and Wright SWCDs, Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa DNR are restoring stream oxbows to create habitat for endangered Topeka shiner minnows.
Read More2020 | Boone River Watershed
Farmers, Boone River Watershed Partnership, The Nature Conservancy, Iowa Rivers Revival, Iowa Soybean Association and Wright SWCD are restoring oxbows to create Topeka shiner spawning habitat in Boone River watershed.
Read More2021 | Boone River Watershed
Farmers, Boone River Watershed Partnership, The Nature Conservancy, Iowa Rivers Revival, Iowa Soybean Association and Wright SWCD are restoring oxbows to create Topeka shiner spawning habitat in Boone River watershed.
Read MoreReviving the endangered Topeka shiner minnow
Restoring stream oxbows where they naturally occur is reviving the endangered Topeka shiner minnow, other fish and wildlife. Farmers also see nutrient reduction benefits.
Read MoreOxbow alchemy better than lead into gold
Two restored Boone River oxbow wetlands on Camille Rogers’ Iowa farm are part of a plan to renew more than 400 similar sites in her watershed. After eroded soil was removed, the topeka shiner minnow returned and Rogers can again enjoy a favorite natural area from her childhood.
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