Lake Macbride Success Story

The DNR is helping Iowans across the state improve our lakes and streams by supporting and working with watershed projects. By making changes in how we manage both private and public land, we can reduce the amount of pollution like sediment, nutrients and bacteria, reaching our water. The highlights featured below are just some of the many successes we've seen so far, and there's more work underway.

Lake Macbride Since the inception of the Lake Macbride Watershed, many local citizens are using conservation practices that are helping clean up the ecosystem around Lake Macbride. Some of the practices include: Conservation Tillage Contour Buffer Strips Critical Area Seedings Filter Strip/Riparian Buffers Continuous and General Conservation Reserve Program Grade Stabilization Structures Grassed Waterways Nutrient Management Rotational Grazing/Pasture Management Streambank Stabilization Water and Sediment Control Basins Upland Wildlife Habitat Wetlands Learn more about organizing your own watershed improvement project Read brochures about watershed improvement projects For More Information Local: Amy Bouska Lake Macbride Watershed Project Coordinator (319) 337-2322, ext. 3 Amy.Bouska@ia.nacdnet.net Johnson County NRCS Office Statewide: Steve Hopkins DNR Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator (515) 281-6402 Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov