Dickinson County Clean Water Alliance

Soil Health Videos

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The following link will bring you to all these videos that will be posted.  It is important to understand that the health of our soil has been overlooked for years and that effect is just now being realized.  These videos will give you an understanding of why soil health is so important for your farm but also why it is important for clean water, crop production, and sustainable production.

http://vimeo.com/channels/raythesoilguy/52284015#/channels/raythesoilguy/60318874

 

Infiltration Test: 

Infiltration Test – One Minute from SC-NRCS & ESRI-SC Partnership on Vimeo.

 

Soil Smell:

Soil Smell from SC-NRCS & ESRI-SC Partnership on Vimeo.

Discover the Cover:

Discover the Cover from SC-NRCS & ESRI-SC Partnership on Vimeo.

Infiltration Test:

Infiltration Test – One Minute from SC-NRCS & ESRI-SC Partnership on Vimeo.

Soil Engine:

Soil Engine from SC-NRCS & ESRI-SC Partnership on Vimeo.

Slake Test:

Slake Test – One Minute from SC-NRCS & ESRI-SC Partnership on Vimeo.

Clean Water Summit

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Clean Water Summit Presentations and Summary

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The links below will lead you to the agenda, a written summary (proceedings) of the presentations that were held and the actual presentations that were given on the 21st and the 22nd of August.  If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact us.

Clean Water Summit agenda

Clean Water Summit Summary

Clean_Water_Summit_Intro_-_Greg_Drees

Iowa_Great_Lakes_Watershed_Assessment_-_Mike_Hawkins

History_of_CWA_and_Commission_-_John_Wills

Lake_Restoration_Program_-_Mike_McGhee

CLAMP_Water_Monitoring_-_Jane_Shuttleworth

Watershed_Implementation_Examples_-_John_Wills

Lake_Sedimentation_-_George_Antiniou

Shoreline_Restoration_-_Mike_Hawkins

Funding_Challenges_and_Opportunities

How are water quality and agriculture tied together?

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This fantastic new documentary explores how water quality and agriculture are connected… in Iowa and downstream.  The filmmaker is Erica Blair, a University of Iowa BFA student who just graduated. It features interviews with Rick Cruse at the Iowa Water Center at Iowa State University and Jerry Peckumn who is on our board and is president of Iowa Rivers Revival, as well as Matt Rota, one of our friends at the Gulf Restoration Network: United for a healthy Gulf of Mexico.

WQC Grant Applications FY 16

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Invasive Species Prevention

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CWA 2012 Position Paper

Clean Water Alliance Members and Interested Citizens:

The Clean Water Alliance has fought to protect the water quality of the Lakes in Dickinson County Since 1990. During those years, we have been very successful at reducing the amount of pollutants and stressors to our Lakes. Because of our efforts, people are visiting our lakes more than ever before. There is no doubt our efforts have resulted in continued prosperity and quality of life to our region. It has always been the stance of the Clean Water Alliance to support its member organizations and promote water quality efforts through those groups.

Recently a representative group of Clean Water Alliance Members met to form a position paper in favor of preventing Invasive Species from reaching our lakes. Attached you will find the Clean Water Alliance Position Paper in regards to prevention of Invasive Species. This position paper is very important in that it will convey the message to the State of Iowa that this is an important issue to us. As you all know Invasive Species, and specifically aquatic invasive species is one boat away from gaining a foothold in our lakes. The cost to our recreation, drinking water, health, native species, and economy is impossible to calculate if one of these invasive species gains a hold in our lakes. Invasive Species are more than a local issue, however. Invasive Species is a state-wide and even a regional issue that we need help with.