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 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 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 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 MoreNeighbor to Neighbor | Tainter Creek Farmer-Led Watershed Council
Farmer-Led Council members representing diverse cropping systems, diverse crops, and conventional and organic approaches are working together to meet local goals for farms and water.
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