water quality

A close-up, highly detailed image of a fuzzy black-and-yellow bumblebee collecting nectar from the center of a bright purple flower. The bee’s body is covered in fine hairs and dusted with pollen, especially around its legs and underside. The flower has long, thin purple petals radiating outward from a dense yellow center. The background is softly blurred green, making the bee and flower stand out sharply in focus.

Saying No to Neonicotinoids

Four pictures of soil erosion

In the News | Nitrate Risks in Karst Regions

A wide stretch of river covered in drifted snow. Banks are lined with bare trees.

Root River Watershed Sees Gains, Sets Priorities for Next Decade

A glass of water being filled from kitchen tap.

Mississippi River Groups Tell Feds to Act on Nitrate Contamination

Six Canada geese glide across a calm river lined with autumn trees, their orange and gold foliage mirrored in the still water.

Essay | Summer, Spring, Winter and Fall, Water Calls to Us

photo of sunset across body of water

Paddling the Mississippi River is a Grand Adventure!

A young woman (left) and a young man (right) stand on either side of a wide, rusted bridge railing and hold a container of water with a rubber tube coming out of the bottom of the container.

Conservation Conversation on Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Quality

A group of people gather on a large, elevated, circle structure covered by a roof. Signs with writing and images are positioned around the entrance stairway to the gazebo.

Citizen Working Group Releases Nitrate Report

a photo collage of a screen, a bike, and a train

Speak Up, Speak Out – and Listen

A tiny trout floats in water surrounded by groups of tiny bubbles.

Trout in the Classroom | Opening a New World To Kids

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