Soil Health & Watershed Groups

Clean River Partners

Cannon River Watershed

Southeast Minnesota

Professor Kathy Shea, St. Olaf College, and students collect macroinvertebrates in Rice Creek.
Professor Kathy Shea, St. Olaf College, and students collect macroinvertebrates in Rice Creek.

Our mission is to inspire people and organizations to value, protect, and improve the Cannon River Watershed’s land and water. We envision prosperous farms, healthy soils, clean water, thriving ecosystems, and vibrant communities. The main goals of our Conservation Program are: 1) Increase implementation of farm conservation practices that improve farm profitability and the environment; 2) Reduce erosion and nutrient loading into area lakes, streams and rivers; 3) Improve soil and water quality; and 4) Protect and restore critical habitats.

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John Becker, Rice Creek Watershed farmer, explains how cover crops affect his soil.
Heidi Kueler, USFWS and Fishers & Farmers Partnership coordinator, at Clean River Partners' Cover Crops, Tillage & Trout Field Day in Rice Creek Watershed.
Dane McKittrick, Clean River Partners, collects water samples from Rice Creek.
Professor Paul Jackson, St. Olaf College, and student collect drainage samples in Rice Creek Watershed.

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