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CHANNEL CHANGES: Everett Johnson, an ISU senior studying animal ecology, stands on the downstream side of an active beaver dam. Note the differences in stream channel width, water surface elevation and water velocities upstream and downstream of the structure. Conservation Learning Group: Beaver dams can potentially improve water quality and reduce stream bank erosion.
Hilary Pierce | Jan 20, 2021
The beaver is often thought of as an industrious construction expert with instinctive engineering skills that creates dams capable of holding back the flow of water in Iowa’s creeks and streams.
For some, this skill is not as welcome as you may think. When a beaver’s dam backs water into a row crop field during a weather event or wet season, farmers are not their biggest fans. In addition, beavers have a voracious appetite for almost anything that grows, including corn. The combined nuisance of crop pilferage and field flooding c
AJ TaylorJanuary 12, 2021Last Updated: February 28, 2021
Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center and Conservation Learning Group, is hosting a free wetland virtual field day on growing miscanthus in Iowa on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m.
Join for a live conversation with Emily Heaton, Iowa State University agronomy professor and extension biomass crop specialist.
Miscanthus has received widespread attention as a biomass crop for bioenergy in Europe, while bedding and bioproduct markets are developing faster than energy markets in the U.S.
Heaton’s team is exploring what it takes to successfully grow miscanthus in Iowa and measuring the impact on soil health and water quality. The team is also exploring converting areas of fields that produce low corn and soybean yields to miscanthus for improved long-term profitability.