Removing Barriers to Conservation with Batch-and-Build (Webinar)
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, discusses how an innovative strategy has led to a marked increase in conservation practice adoption in Polk County and across Iowa.
Your kit will include a bottle containing 25 nitrate test strips which you can use to test your water source(s) throughout the year. You’ll also receive postcards explaining how to use your nitrate test strips and how to share your Nitrate Watch results on the Clean Water Hub.
Your kit will include four test strips so you can test your waterway throughout the season. You’ll also receive a chart to help you interpret your results and a postcard with instructions for completing a Salt Watch test and reporting your findings.