Presentations
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Communicating Watershed Data and Information Using Story MapsJessy Van Horn with the National Lab for Agriculture and the Environment describes how to use ArcGIS Story Maps to tell the story of your watershed. By viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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Conservation SalesCatherine DeLong with Conservation Districts of Iowa and Jamie Benning with ISU Extension and Outreach explain how to "sell" conservation. By viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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Evaluating Soil Health Using Tea BagsStefan Gailans with Practical Farmers of Iowa shares research on using tea bags to measure indicators of soil health. By viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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Introduction to Conservation Planning - 1Kevin Kuhn with the Iowa NRCS covers how to become a certified conservation planner. After viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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Introduction to Conservation Planning - 2Mark McCurdy with the Iowa NRCS explains typical resource concerns and applicable conservation practices. |
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Maintaining and Increasing Cover Crop Acres in IowaSarah Carlson with Practical Farmers of Iowa provides a background on how to maintain and increase cover crop acres in Iowa. By viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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New Tools For Watershed CoordinatorsLaurie Nowatzke with Iowa State University provides new tools and resources for watershed coordinators. After viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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One Water Approach - 1Roger Wolf with the Iowa Soybean Association introduces the One Water approach to thinking about water quality. By viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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One Water Approach - 2Watershed coordinators Shane Wulf and Lee Gravel share how they have incorporated the One Water message in their watershed. |
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Source Water Protection - 1Catherine DeLong with Conservation Districts of Iowa provides a brief history of source water protection and why it is important. By viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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Source Water Protection - 2Chad Fields with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources digs deeper into source water protection in Iowa. In this presentation, you will be able to:
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Watershed Assessment Tools Showcase - 1Antonio Arenas Amado with IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa, describes flood modeling for the Iowa Watershed Approach project. After viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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Watershed Assessment Tools Showcase - 2Craig Just with IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, discusses how to use new flood models to identify social vulnerability to flooding for the Iowa Watershed Approach project. From this presentation, you will be able to:
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Watershed Assessment Tools Showcase - 3Brian Gelder with Iowa State University's Daily Erosion Project describes the data that powers this impressive tool. From this presentation, you will be able to:
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Watershed Planning 101Mary Beth Stevenson with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources provides information on the watershed planning process. By viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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Closing MessageClare Lindahl closes the Fall 2017 Watershed Academy with an uplifting presentation that introduces her new role with The Soil and Water Conservation Society. By viewing this presentation, you will be able to:
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Resources
Conservation Planner Curricula Designation (Kevin Kuhn)
National and State Resource Concerns and Planning Criteria (Kevin Kuhn)
T-1234 Resource Inventory Sheet (Kevin Kuhn)
T-1234 Inventory Map (Kevin Kuhn)
HUD Watershed Planning Process (Blank) (Mary Beth Stevenson)
Resources for Watershed Management (Mary Beth Stevenson)
Story Map Introduction (Jessy Van Horn)
Watershed-Based Community Assessments (Jacqueline Comito)
Water Quality Matters to Us All (Jacqueline Comito)
Navigating Environmental Attitudes (Jacqueline Comito)
Protection and enhance the soil with The Daily Erosion Project (Brian Gelder)