Boots on the Ground | Polk County Iowa SWCD
In Polk County, a general contractor/bid approach is scaling up conservation faster, at lower cost, in a way landowners appreciate. Learn how partners shaped a new system.
Read MoreNeighbor 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 MoreBoots on the Ground | Shoal Creek Woodlands for Wildlife
A 2008 conversation made conservation easier in Rachel Hopkins’ watershed. “There wasn’t much trust between farmers and conservationists,” she says, “but we said what bugged us and formed a farmer-led committee.”
Read MoreNeighbor to Neighbor | Farmers of Mill Creek & Petenwell Castle Rock Stewards
“You bring lake people to my farm, and I’ll bring farmers to your lakes,’ said John Eron to lakeshore landowner Rick Georgeson. The upstream/downstream friendship now inspires conservation innovation.
Read MoreBoots on the Ground | Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil – Healthy Water
Farmer Tony Peirick and lakeshore owner Bill Boettge dreaded a nonpoint source work group they feared would be a shouting match. They now work together protecting Dodge County lakes and streams.
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 | Peno Creek Landowner Council
“We wanted to collaborate with farmers,” said Missouri Department of Conservation’s Chris Williamson, “but we didn’t know how. So instead of developing a program and trying to pitch it, we listened.”
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.
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