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CRP awarded MDA Crop Research Grant
Previous Research Published in Agronomy Journal The Minnesota Department of Agriculture awarded Clean River Partners a 3-year grant to continue researching Interseeding Wide-Row Corn with Forage Cover Crops. In 2019, Clean River Partners was awarded a three-year Sustainable Agriculture and Demonstration grant from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to assess wide-row corn productivity trade-offs in a dual-useContinue…
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Like a Watershed: Looking Forward by Reflecting on Clean River Partners’ Past
As we welcome our Executive Director Jennifer Tonko, we are met with an opportune time to express gratitude for our history and all those who have contributed to Clean River Partner’s growth. In celebration of this time of transition and growth, Clean River Partners student worker Anna Klein spoke with several of our past Executive…
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Conservation efforts renewed in a complex landscape
Over the past 11 years, over 2,500 acres of high quality habitat have been protected within the Cannon River Watershed. Protection and restoration of natural areas in Southeast Minnesota has been a team effort. With funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, we’ve been able to collaborate with groups like the Trust for Public Land, GreatContinue…
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Jennifer Tonko Joins Clean River Partners as Executive Director
Clean River Partners, the region’s largest clean water nonprofit, welcomes Jennifer Tonko as their next Executive Director. Tonko takes up the role in January. For over 30 years, Clean River Partners has worked with community, government, and industry partners to clean and protect Southern Minnesota’s rivers, lakes, and drinking water. The organization works with cityContinue…
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Clean River Partners releases findings from its survey of consumer preferences for Kernza
With the University of Minnesota – Applied Economics Department and the University of Minnesota Extension – Southeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, we recently completed a study assessing consumer preferences for Kernza food products. Kernza is gaining in popularity, however, it is entering a competitive market. Our study found that consumers are willing to pay upContinue…
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Cover Crops Continue Improving Dundas Trout Stream
By Alan Kraus and Dane McKittrick Clean River Partners, Northfield, MN The graph above shows the average nitrate level of all 2021 sampling locations from March 25th through August 10th Nitrate nitrogen, a plant food in fertilizers important for crop production, is one of only two pollutants that are increasing in the Cannon River. That’sContinue…
