There is concern in the state of Delaware about water, although its issues are more related to quality than quantity.  Human behaviors have negatively affected the environment, leaving many pollutants, such as arsenic, buried in the state’s marsh basins.  Although currently undisturbed, of concern is the potential effect of rising sea levels on those contaminants and drinking water supplies.  According to Kent Messer, University of Delaware applied economics professor, “92 percent of [the state’s] water bodies are impaired.”[1]  Through the acquisition of federal and state grants, the higher education community has taken on the task of studying the issue to […]

Iowa, a state that prides itself on its leadership in conservation, recently launched the Conservation Learning Group, out of Iowa State University.  It is a group of like-minded organizations whose purpose is to “facilitate sharing knowledge, resources and best practices between researchers and other experts.”[1] The group will act as a “think tank,” bringing together numerous organizations including The Iowa Learning Farms, Conservation Learning Labs, and Water Rocks! According to Jacquiline Comito, Program Director of Iowa Learning Farms and a member of the CLG’s leadership team, “The open format of CLG will facilitate sharing of experiences, viewpoints, ideas, successes, and […]