Neighbor to Neighbor | Middle Cedar Partnership Project & Black Hawk Creek Coalition
Learn how flood damage and high Nitrogen counts led Cedar Rapids’ Utilities Director Mike Kunst and farm owner Clark Porter into a web of connection and action.
Read MoreNeighbor 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.
Read MoreBoots 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.
Read MoreNeighbor to Neighbor | Jo Daviess County Soil & Water Health Coalition
Jo Daviess County Soil & Water Health Coalition’s members meet monthly to discuss soil health. The welcoming circle is bringing their community alive with interest in its land and streams.
Read MoreBoots 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.
Read MoreRFD 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.
Read MoreBoots on the Ground | Black Hawk Creek Water & Soil Coalition
Hear how Iowa’s Black Hawk Creek Soil & Water Coalition began, what’s worked (and hasn’t), and how they’re building a sustainable basin-wide initiative.
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