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  1. Source Water Protection webinar

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/events/source-water-protection-webinar

    Kansas is working to protect drinking water through improved soil health, and hear how extension is ...

  2. New Survey Shows the Need for Investing in People for Clean Water

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/news/new-survey-shows-need-investing-people-clean-water

    professionals who lead projects that reduce agricultural runoff in watersheds of the Upper Mississippi River ... Basin. Also, the survey lead, Craig Ficenec of Sand County Foundation, wrote a blog post for NCRWN on the ...

  3. Low-impact Lawn Care

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/human-dimensions/mental-models/basic-stream-and-watershed-ecology-lesson-plans/low-impact-lawns

    wildlife including native planting, rain barrels, and rain gardens. REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN URBAN ... lawn care utilizes practices like soil testing, water conservation, careful cultural practices and ... soil and use simple steps such as soil testing.   Photo credit: ...

  4. Algae Blooms and Land Use Practices

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/best-practices/algae-blooms-and-land-use-practices

    and how they may help reduce nutrient losses from agricultural lands while improving soil quality. ... lead to algae blooms in lake environments. Jim Hoorman will review the latest research on cover crops ...

  5. Promoting Infiltration

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/human-dimensions/mental-models/basic-stream-and-watershed-ecology-lesson-plans/promoting-infiltration

    should not be removed (A New Way: Restoring Habitat in Urban Watersheds, Wayne County Michigan DEQ, ... rain, storms, your garden hose, etc. to soak into the ground instead of running into nearby streams, ... line to prevent soil erosion and increase the ground?s capacity to absorb water.  Many home lawns are ...

  6. Leading Creek Watershed Group

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/leading-creek-watershed-group

    Leading Creek Meigs Jim Freeman Watershed Coordinator Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District ... Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District 113 E. Memorial Dr. Pomeroy, OH 45701 (740) 992-4282 (740) ...

  7. Evaluating the Performance of Stream Restoration Projects in Ohio

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/stream-systems/evaluating-performance-stream-restoration-projects-ohio

    Mecklenburg discusses the criteria used to evaluate ecological integrity, factors that lead to project success ... study site locations at the ODNR Division of Soil and Water Resources website: ...

  8. The Wetlands

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/422/wetlands

    a long time in the soil and vegetation. For this reason, wetlands play a role in flood control and ...

  9. Managing Nutrients in Agricultural Watersheds

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/watershed-management/managing-nutrients-agricultural-watersheds

    Nutrient runoff from agricultural watersheds presents a challenge for watershed managers as well ... (SENR), will discuss the Phosphorus Risk Index, a field-based planning tool that integrates soil ... properties, hydrology and agricultural management practices to assess the risk of phosphorus movement from ...

  10. About the Ohio Watershed Network

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/about-us

    from land use activities such as row-crop agriculture, pasture and livestock facilities, excavation for ... development, turf maintenance, and paved surfaces and rooftops in urban areas. Collaborative watershed planning ...

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