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Walnut Creek Watershed Project
Walnut Creek runs through Poweisheik County

Clean water starts with you

Landowners and residents are partnering with the Walnut Creek Watershed Project to improve the quality of the water in the creek.

Through the use of conservation practices on their land, they are helping improve the creek for future generations.
More about the project

News

Join us for the 2009 Walnut Creek Field Day
Join us for a field day at the residence of Andrew and Karen Kline to learn about the Walnut Creek Watershed Project. We will have a brief presentation on the progress of the project, followed by a tour of Jerome Kline's conservation practices.
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Jeremy Saugstad, project coordinator, can help landowners
Jeremy Saugstad, Walnut Creek Watershed Project Coordinator, wants to get the community involved in improving the water quality in the creek. With nearly 15 years of farming experience, Saugstad would like to help farmers improve the land and water quality with conservation practices.
More about Saugstad

Get Involved
Learn more about how you can help

For More Information
Local:
Jeremy Saugstad
Walnut Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
(641) 528-2065 ext. 3
Jeremy.Saugstad@ia.nacdnet.net
Poweshiek NRCS

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Watershed Improvement Program Grants Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov

Upcoming events

2009 Field Day
July 1
1:00 - 3:00
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Funding opportunities

Financing may be available for landowners looking to add conservation practices to their land.
Learn more.

What's a watershed?
A watershed is the area of land that drains into a lake or stream.

Water traveling over the surface or through groundwater may pick up contaminants like sediment, chemicals and waste and deposit them in a body of water.



 

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