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A Relay of Voices

10/29/2022

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Are you familiar with the story of the duo that RAN down the entire Mississippi River in 2019?  Did you know that along the way, they deeply listened, learned, and gathered the voices and stories of 600 people? Three years later, the next chapter of the epic saga is here...
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On Tuesday, November 1st at 6 pm CT, join Relay of Voices via Zoom for the launch event of their all-new storytelling platform! At this event, project creator Victoria Bradford Strybicki will release the first of nine chapters and explain the power of this new interactive platform. The event is co-hosted by Mississippi River Network Outreach Manager Michael Anderson and features testimonials from River "voices" and a Q&A. Register here to receive the Zoom link!
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Stories are an excellent path to people's hearts, and we look forward to the unveiling of this new resource for all of us.  LWV UMRR is a member of the Mississippi River Network.  We thank them for their wonderful programs and diligent work on behalf of the River.  
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Fishers & Farmers Website - a great resource!

4/25/2021

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Fishers and Farmers' outreach work is helping people connect in their local watersheds around the water they share.  F&F programs Online and On-Air are must-see's - click the picture below and take a look at their resources.
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You can learn about upcoming radio programs (like the May 15 broadcast of Neighbor to Neighbor with Pam Jahnke, which will focus on the Cedar River and Black Hawk Creek watersheds) and live conversations (like Boots on the Ground, an upcoming interactive conversation on May 20  focused on the Polk County, Iowa, Soil and Water Conservation District), as well as find recordings of past sessions that take you all around the Upper Mississippi.  
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Fishers and Farmers has been funding stream and farm projects for 10 years.  The Project Funding page on their website provides information on the types of projects that have been funded and the partners involved in the work.  

LWV UMRR has featured the work of Fishers and Farmers in blog posts and educational programs several times in our five-year history.  Most recently, we had a talk by Heidi Kueler and Black Hawk Creek watershed partners on Feb 1, 2021.  You can watch the video of this presentation on the LWV UMRR Blog at "Watershed-scale work to improve soil and water quality".  
Fishers & Farmers' website also features an interactive map you can use to explore the rivers and streams in your area.  Click the link above or the map to the right to go to the map and then scroll and expand to find your home.  You can then zoom in and find the watershed boundaries for the rivers and streams in your area.

The map below shows the watershed of Black Hawk Creek as it flows into Waterloo, Iowa, and the Cedar River.  This tool can help you to understand the area you live in and identify the water resources around you.  Is your watershed urban or agricultural?  What highways run through?  What are the threats to the water?  
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Fishers and Farmers' website has many excellent resources - take a look today!  Thanks to F&F for their work to bring people together and improve soil health and water quality in the Upper Mississippi Basin!  
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Fishers and Farmers February Conversations

3/1/2021

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Our February 1 meeting featured Heidi Keuler from Fishers and Farmers as one of our speakers.  You can see the video from this meeting at this link.  She talked about the work of this organization in bringing together people who care about the land and water to reach solutions that work for both.  
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Every month, Fishers and Farmers posts a podcast and a video talking about work in Upper Mississippi watersheds to advance soil health and water quality improvements.  Their February events focused on the Polk County, Iowa, Soil and Water Conservation District and the work of the Peno Creek Landowner Council near Hannibal, Missouri.  You can watch the video and listen to the podcast on the Fishers and Farmers website.  Also on this page, you will learn of F&F's upcoming programs, and have the opportunity to participate and learn.  
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