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Celebrate the Upper Mississippi Refuge Anniversary

The modern conservation movement was kick-started in 1924 when Will Dilg, the first president of the Izaak Walton League, created a campaign to save fish and wildlife habitat along nearly 300 miles of the Upper Mississippi River. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of what would become the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, performer Steven Marking created a film, “A Visit from Will Dilg."

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Removing Barriers to Conservation with Batch-and-Build

Conservation practices like saturated buffers and bioreactors have incredible potential to improve water quality, but there are plenty of barriers that prevent farmers and landowners from installing them. This is where the batch-and-build approach comes in. In this webinar, John Swanson, Water Resources Supervisor for Polk County, Iowa, will discuss how an innovative strategy has led to a marked increase in conservation practice adoption in Polk County and across Iowa.