Grassroots Watershed Groups Breakout Sessions Integrated Watershed Planning to Explore the Potential for Water Quality Trading for Charles City and the Upper Cedar Watershed Kris Johnson, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, North America Freshwater Program of The Nature Conservancy Monday, March 2, 2:45 p.m.: The Nature Conservancy convened a process with Charles City to scope the potential for conservation practices to deliver water quality improvements and other benefits. We will share modeling results that highlight priority places to target activities and compare the effectiveness of alternative implementation scenarios. All In for Positive Change: Establishing a Watershed Management Authority for the Fourmile Creek Watershed Mark Land, P.E., CFM, Professional Engineer and Certified Floodplain Manager; facilitated by Robert Rice, Director, Polk County Public Works Monday, March 2, 3:20 p.m.: Watershed Management Authorities are an important tool in the effort to improve water quality and reduce flooding on a watershed basis. Learn how one authority was created and the key elements to a successful approach. The Need to Become Your Own Testplot: A Discussion of Iowa Farmers’ Soil Health Management Adoption Rates & Implications Sarah Mine, Research Analyst, Datu Research LLC Monday, March 2, 3:55 p.m.: Come explore Datu Research’s findings on soil health management and soil testing adoption among Iowa farmers, as well as what is needed in order to get farmers more upfront economic benefit for conservation agriculture practices. Watershed Management Authority Breakout Sessions Squaw Creek WMA Watershed Planning Penny Brown Huber, Executive Director, Prairie Rivers of Iowa; Jason Ulrich, Water Resource Planner, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. Tuesday, March 3, 8:50 a.m.: The Squaw Creek Watershed Management Plan includes an innovative approach for meeting the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy targets for nitrogen and phosphorus load reduction. A suite of recommended BMPs for the watershed was developed based on cost, nutrient reduction effectiveness and terrain suitability using the Agricultural Conservation Practice Framework (Tomer, et al) Tools. Social Indicators Assessment – WMA Perspectives & Approaches Jody Bailey, Watershed Coordinator, English River WMA; Jennifer Ryan Fencl, Environmental Services Director, East Central Iowa Council of Governments, Indian Creek WMA; Lora Friest, Executive Director, Northeast Iowa RC&D, Turkey River Watershed Management Authority Tuesday, March 3, 9:25 a.m.: Representatives from three Watershed Management Authorities will discuss surveys recently conducted to understand overall attitudes and awareness about watershed
Grassroots Watershed Groups Breakout Sessions Integrated Watershed Planning to Explore the Potential for Water Quality Trading for Charles City and the Upper Cedar Watershed Kris Johnson, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, North America Freshwater Program of The Nature Conservancy Monday, March 2, 2:45 p.m.: The Nature Conservancy convened a process with Charles City to scope the potential for conservation practices to deliver water quality improvements and other benefits. We will share modeling results that highlight priority places to target activities and compare the effectiveness of alternative implementation scenarios. All In for Positive Change: Establishing a Watershed Management Authority for the Fourmile Creek Watershed Mark Land, P.E., CFM, Professional Engineer and Certified Floodplain Manager; facilitated by Robert Rice, Director, Polk County Public Works Monday, March 2, 3:20 p.m.: Watershed Management Authorities are an important tool in the effort to improve water quality and reduce flooding on a watershed basis. Learn how one authority was created and the key elements to a successful approach. The Need to Become Your Own Testplot: A Discussion of Iowa Farmers’ Soil Health Management Adoption Rates & Implications Sarah Mine, Research Analyst, Datu Research LLC Monday, March 2, 3:55 p.m.: Come explore Datu Research’s findings on soil health management and soil testing adoption among Iowa farmers, as well as what is needed in order to get farmers more upfront economic benefit for conservation agriculture practices. Watershed Management Authority Breakout Sessions Squaw Creek WMA Watershed Planning Penny Brown Huber, Executive Director, Prairie Rivers of Iowa; Jason Ulrich, Water Resource Planner, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. Tuesday, March 3, 8:50 a.m.: The Squaw Creek Watershed Management Plan includes an innovative approach for meeting the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy targets for nitrogen and phosphorus load reduction. A suite of recommended BMPs for the watershed was developed based on cost, nutrient reduction effectiveness and terrain suitability using the Agricultural Conservation Practice Framework (Tomer, et al) Tools. Social Indicators Assessment – WMA Perspectives & Approaches Jody Bailey, Watershed Coordinator, English River WMA; Jennifer Ryan Fencl, Environmental Services Director, East Central Iowa Council of Governments, Indian Creek WMA; Lora Friest, Executive Director, Northeast Iowa RC&D, Turkey River Watershed Management Authority Tuesday, March 3, 9:25 a.m.: Representatives from three Watershed Management Authorities will discuss surveys recently conducted to understand overall attitudes and awareness about watershed
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