by Christine | Jul 31, 2022 | Conservation Efforts, Iowa
Celebrating 100 years! As we celebrate the history of the Izaak Walton League’s centennial birthday, we must remember that it has been a male dominated organization, and often female voices were left out. During the past few decades history has...
by Christine | Jul 31, 2022 | Conservation Efforts, Minnesota
And an astonishing Congressional hearing The case for what now is termed regenerative agriculture got some airtime – not to mention the usual grandstanding – in July when Congressman Ro Khanna introduced legislation with a...
by Christine | Jun 30, 2022 | Conservation Efforts, Minnesota
Farmers… Last month we published a new poster, or infographic, designed by a multi-state group of committed if unusual bedfellows working out how crop land and grazing livestock could improve everyone’s soil health and bottom lines. UMRI staff is part of that...
by Christine | Jun 30, 2022 | Conservation Efforts, Iowa
On land, In Streams! It’s worth repeating…Save Our Streams Volunteering with a REAL purpose! The team of retired land stewards volunteer to monitor streams in Greene County. June samples were collected for the ongoing monthly “chemical” data gathered...
by Christine | May 31, 2022 | Conservation Efforts, Minnesota
But first! Top of page for deadlines, with details below. Read on for how to act on your priorities: ➢ June 7 at 7 p.m. Central, our Upper Mississippi River Initiative (UMRI) monthly virtual series, “Thinking Like a Watershed” with the Griffieon family...
by Christine | May 31, 2022 | Conservation Efforts, Iowa
A Diverse Farm & Monitoring Water May is one of the best times to monitor streams and waterways in the heartland. After a long cold winter, the ice melts and the water begins to flow. Life cycles in the waterways emerge, stream critters are waking...
