What makes a Smart Wetland different from an ordinary wetland? How can groups get more farmers to buy in, literally and figuratively, to conservation farming practices?
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The existential threat from flooding is also an economic one for the cities and towns that hug the country's major rivers. In total, flooding in 2019 along the Mississippi and its tributaries caused an estimated $6.2 billion in damage, including millions in the St. Louis region.
Four state legislators toured a newly constructed wetland to learn firsthand about the natural solutions to reduce nutrient loss from cropland into streams.
Farmers have adopted various soil, water and nutrient stewardship practices that keep dirt and fertilizer on the farm and put cleaner water downstream.