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Minnesota

Minnesota's Rice Creek watershed

Coming together for the sake of a creek

Focused work in Minnesota’s Rice Creek watershed is connecting producers, reducing the risk of trying cover crops and other new practices, influencing local farming methods and improving conditions for brook trout in Rice Creek.

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Boots on the Ground | Seven Mile Creek Watershed Partnership

Learn how a diverse leadership team refocused to bring new relevance to Seven Mile Creek Watershed Partnership after 20 years of activity and evolution.

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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.

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Boots on the Ground | Root River Field to Stream Partnership

For years 47 farmers in three small southeast Minnesota watersheds collaborated to monitor water and nutrient movement on their land, and to minimize soil and nutrient loss with targeted on-farm work.

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Boots on the Ground | Clean River Partners

Meet a watershed coordinator, farmer, two college professors and Rice SWCD staff who are breaking down barriers and working together to keep nutrients and sediment out of Rice Creek.

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RFD TV interview | Fishers & Farmers combines sustainable farming & stream management

A 14-inch brook trout is a trophy in most waters, but in a small Minnesota stream in farm country it’s noteworthy. Rice Creek brook trout thrive because upstream farmers made changes.

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