Conservation Connection
The good, the bad, and the ugly of the South Skunk River
How do we reconcile good recreation with poor water quality? How can we work together to improve water quality in the South Skunk River? These are some questions I hope you will discuss with me at...
ACPF: A menu of conservation opportunities
I’ll take some cover crops with a prairie filter strip on the contour, a side-dressed nitrogen application, a grassed waterway, and riparian buffer strip. Hold the soil, please.
What the heck is a HUC? Understanding hydrologic units
HUC stands for the Hydrologic Unit Code. Think of it as the zip code for your watershed address. The more digits in the code, the smaller the watershed, and the more specific we can be about where water is draining.
Local creeks can be special places
March 1, 2017 I spent Sunday hiking along Clear Creek in the company of a curious herd of six deer, who came within 20 feet of me. Bigger rivers may afford more opportunities for boating....