The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge celebrates its centennial this month with dozens of events aimed at getting people out to explore its beauty and unique value. It protects more than 240,000 acres of river floodplain -- the kind that, elsewhere in the watershed, has been
Since 2007, the number of acres the government has paid farmers and ranchers to conserve has declined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program subsidizes the removal of environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production. But, between 2007 and 2016, the enrollment c
A new report from conservation groups says that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should not re-approve the herbicide dicamba for use on genetically modified crops until the agency can prove it doesn’t harm wildlife.
The Farm Bill passed by Congress a year ago will have far reaching effects on federal conservation efforts throughout the Midwest. The bill slashed conservation funding by $4 billion and reduced the number of acres allowed into the Conservation Reserve Program by millions.
