2012 Iowa Water Conference: Improving Iowa Watersheds: Striking the Right Balance

Date: Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 to Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Location: Iowa State University, Scheman Building, Ames, Iowa

Contact: (515) 294-6429, waterconf@iastate.edu

The Iowa Water Conference is a collaborative effort featuring participating conferences of Ag and the Environment, Floodplain Management, Iowa Learning Farms, Stormwater and Water Monitoring. The goal of this partnership is to create greater awareness of Iowa urban and agricultural water issues through sustainable watershed management.Attendees can choose from a wide variety of workshops related to watershed management - urban and agriculture -- as well as technical and general sessions.

Keynote speaker will be Robert Hirsch, U.S. Geological Survey, on "Trends in Nutrient Flow from the Upper Midwest". A Leopold Center educational grant is supporting a presentation by Doug Siglin, federal affairs director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, on "Urban and Agricultural Green Policy and Practices to Heal the Waters of the Chesapeake Bay."

Online registration (deadline for early registration is February 28)

Related information

Conference website

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The Leopold Center was established by the 1987 Iowa Groundwater Protection Act as a research and education center at Iowa State University to develop sustainable agricultural practices that are both profitable and conserve natural resources. Iowa State does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Vietnam Era Veteran. Any persons having inquiries concerning this may contact the Director of Affirmative Action, 3210 Beardshear Hall, (515) 294-7612.

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