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Sustainability

Citizen Scientists in the Midwest Help Experts Gather Environmental Data

Having more boots on the ground means more information for scientists to evaluate

by Julie Freijat

Sustainability

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Reintroduces 40 Alligator Snapping Turtles to Sunflower State

The release is a response to the shrinking range of the prehistoric-looking creatures, who haven’t been seen in Kansas since 1991.

by Julie Freijat

News & Issues

Sheep, Native Plants and Fire Tested as Methods for Managing Invasive Honeysuckle Next to the Blue River

The Heartland Conservation Alliance is working with local organizations to restore the land on a preserve near the Blue River.

by Julie Freijat

Sustainability

Missouri Business Tests New Net to Catch Invasive Carp Leaping Out of Platte River

Fishing for Solutions: A New Type of Net Design Supports Anglers on the Platte River

by Julie Freijat

Sustainability

Farm to Trouble: Could the Mississippi River Benefit from This Strategy to Improve Water Quality?

Sluggish progress on reducing nutrient runoff into the Chesapeake Bay marks an inconvenient truth, but offers lessons for others seeking to clean their watersheds.

by Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch

Sustainability

‘Time for a Reckoning.’ Kansas Farmers Brace for Water Cuts to Save Ogallala Aquifer

After decades of local inaction, Kansas lawmakers are pushing for big changes in irrigation.

by Multiple Reporters

Sustainability

Parched in the Panhandle: Town Frets About Water

City officials in Guymon say groundwater levels are reaching a crisis stage and they worry about the region's future.

by Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest

News & Issues

Kansas and Missouri Brace for Another Year of Drought

Helpful Lessons Learned Last Year

by Cami Koons

News & Issues

Agriculture Built High Plains Towns. Now, it Might Run Them Dry.

As the Ogallala Aquifer dwindles, rural towns try to keep their sole water source.

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

Southeast Kansas Town is Almost Out of Water, and Signs of Crisis are Everywhere

‘Worst it’s been since any of us have been alive’

by Allison Kite

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Water

Citizen Scientists in the Midwest Help Experts Gather Environmental Data

Having more boots on the ground means more information for scientists to evaluate

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Reintroduces 40 Alligator Snapping Turtles to Sunflower State

The release is a response to the shrinking range of the prehistoric-looking creatures, who haven’t been seen in Kansas since 1991.

Sheep, Native Plants and Fire Tested as Methods for Managing Invasive Honeysuckle Next to the Blue River

The Heartland Conservation Alliance is working with local organizations to restore the land on a preserve near the Blue River.

Missouri Business Tests New Net to Catch Invasive Carp Leaping Out of Platte River

Fishing for Solutions: A New Type of Net Design Supports Anglers on the Platte River

Farm to Trouble: Could the Mississippi River Benefit from This Strategy to Improve Water Quality?

Sluggish progress on reducing nutrient runoff into the Chesapeake Bay marks an inconvenient truth, but offers lessons for others seeking to clean their watersheds.

‘Time for a Reckoning.’ Kansas Farmers Brace for Water Cuts to Save Ogallala Aquifer

After decades of local inaction, Kansas lawmakers are pushing for big changes in irrigation.

Parched in the Panhandle: Town Frets About Water

City officials in Guymon say groundwater levels are reaching a crisis stage and they worry about the region's future.

Kansas and Missouri Brace for Another Year of Drought

Helpful Lessons Learned Last Year

Agriculture Built High Plains Towns. Now, it Might Run Them Dry.

As the Ogallala Aquifer dwindles, rural towns try to keep their sole water source.

Southeast Kansas Town is Almost Out of Water, and Signs of Crisis are Everywhere

‘Worst it’s been since any of us have been alive’

Funding for Flatland
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Feature Series

We Are Flatland

Water

Citizen Scientists in the Midwest Help Experts Gather Environmental Data

Having more boots on the ground means more information for scientists to evaluate

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Reintroduces 40 Alligator Snapping Turtles to Sunflower State

The release is a response to the shrinking range of the prehistoric-looking creatures, who haven’t been seen in Kansas since 1991.

Sheep, Native Plants and Fire Tested as Methods for Managing Invasive Honeysuckle Next to the Blue River

The Heartland Conservation Alliance is working with local organizations to restore the land on a preserve near the Blue River.

Missouri Business Tests New Net to Catch Invasive Carp Leaping Out of Platte River

Fishing for Solutions: A New Type of Net Design Supports Anglers on the Platte River

Farm to Trouble: Could the Mississippi River Benefit from This Strategy to Improve Water Quality?

Sluggish progress on reducing nutrient runoff into the Chesapeake Bay marks an inconvenient truth, but offers lessons for others seeking to clean their watersheds.

‘Time for a Reckoning.’ Kansas Farmers Brace for Water Cuts to Save Ogallala Aquifer

After decades of local inaction, Kansas lawmakers are pushing for big changes in irrigation.

Parched in the Panhandle: Town Frets About Water

City officials in Guymon say groundwater levels are reaching a crisis stage and they worry about the region's future.

Kansas and Missouri Brace for Another Year of Drought

Helpful Lessons Learned Last Year

Agriculture Built High Plains Towns. Now, it Might Run Them Dry.

As the Ogallala Aquifer dwindles, rural towns try to keep their sole water source.

Southeast Kansas Town is Almost Out of Water, and Signs of Crisis are Everywhere

‘Worst it’s been since any of us have been alive’

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