Soil Health & Watershed Groups

Middle Cedar River Watershed

East Central Iowa

Iowa State graduate students learning about saturated buffers at a USDA research site in the Middle Cedar Watershed

Our project is aligned with state goals to reduce nutrient pollution we contribute to the Upper Mississippi by 45%. We work in collaboration with federal, state, county, private and local groups and individuals, including the Natural Resources Conservation Service, county Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and the City of Cedar Rapids. Our primary focus is expanding agricultural practices that improve water quality. We are rapidly expanding edge-of-field projects: i.e. wetlands, saturated buffers and woodchip bioreactors.