Agriculture and the Mississippi: Our Partners

 

Agriculture and the Mississippi: Preserving Water for a Growing Population

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Agriculture and the Mississippi
The Nature Conservancy is on the cutting edge of new techniques to reduce agricultural runoff into the Mississppi River — with benefits for people and nature.

How Do Wetlands Filter Water?
Dive deeper into how the Mackinaw River farm wetlands work with our expert Maria Lemke.

The Nature Conservancy's Freshwater Program
See how we focus on practical, science-based solutions to help society meet today's and tomorrow's water needs for nature and people.

Mackinaw River: A Conservation Partnership
Find out how we work to protect the Mackinaw River watershed in Illinois — which contains some of the United States' most productive farmland.

Root River: Working to Reduce Erosion
Learn more about the Conservancy's work with farmers near Minnesota's Root River to stop erosion and implement conservation-oriented agriculture practices.

The Boone and the Pecatonica Rivers
See how the Conservancy is also marrying agriculture and conservation on the Boone River and the Pecatonica River.

Agriculture and the Mississippi: Our Partners

The Nature Conservancy is grateful for the generous support of our partners in our ongoing work on the Mackinaw and Root Rivers. Their financial, intellectual and scientific contributions are critical to the success of these projects:

Monsanto Company

Mackinaw River

AGREM

Ducks Unlimited

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Illinois Natural History Survey

Illinois State Water Survey

Illinois State University, School of Biological Sciences

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Illinois State University, Department of Geology and Geography

Lumpkin Family Foundation

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Pioneer/DuPont

Southern Illinois University

Soil and Water Conservation District

Mackinaw Partnership

Root River

Cargill

Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture

University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center

Mower Soil and Water Conservation District

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Photo credits (top to bottom, left to right): © Tim Lindenbaum/TNC (Harvest time at Franklin Demonstration Farm, Mackinaw River watershed, Illinois); © Tim Lindenbaum/TNC (Soft-shelled tortoise at Franklin Demonstration Farm, Mackinaw River watershed, Illinois)