Rick Koelsch University of Nebraska – Lincoln Bob Broz University of Missouri - Columbia

1. Rick Koelsch University of Nebraska – Lincoln Bob Broz University of Missouri - Columbia

2. Multi-state, multi-institutional partnership that works collaboratively to make research, education and extension resources of the land grant universities more accessible to federal, state and local water quality improvement efforts. Heartland

3. Heartland Initiative • Funded by USDA • Land grant universities matched with EPA regions • Iowa State University • Kansas State University • University of Missouri • University of Nebraska • EPA Region 7 Heartland

4. Three Priority Issues • Animal Manure Management (AMM) • Nutrient and Pesticide Management (NPM) • Citizen Involvement in Watershed Management(CIWM) Heartland

5. Long-term Goals • Stronger interagency working relationships; • Realistic and effective water quality regulations; • An infrastructure of competent service providers and community development professionals who can assist producers and watershed communities to meet their environmental, regulatory and economic objectives. Heartland

6. AMM Activities • CAFO Implementation Workshops • Field Inspector & Permit Writer Training • State Agency CAFO Implementation Exchange • State Agency Inservice on Priority CAFO topics • TSP workshops resource sharing & joint workshops • Working groups • Regional consistency in CNMP format • CNMP sample records Heartland

7. www.heartlandwq.iastate.edu

8. Web Resources:Virtual Tours of Alternative Technologies

9. Other AMM Web Resources USDA NRCS VTS Guide

10. AMM Future Direction • Follow through on working groups • Training for technical service providers • Continue interagency workshops Heartland

11. NPM Activities – Step 1 Phosphorus Round Table • February 2004 • 30 regional technical specialists • Discussion of research & extension needs and opportunities for collaboration • Topics • P BMPs • P-Index Heartland

12. NPM Activities – Step 2 Phosphorus Symposium • June 2004 • Technical presentations on P BMPs, P-Index, soil testing, P movement • 60 participants from Heartland Region universities, EPA Region 7, USDA-ARS, NRCS, DNR, and Soil Conservation Districts Heartland

13. NPM Activities – Step 3 Phosphorus Resources on Web • 4 State P Index Comparison White Paper • Sharing of current state P resources

14. NPM Activities – Nitrogen Round Table • January 2005 • 30 regional N specialists • N management in groundwater, surface water, irrigation, crop production • N Workshop planned for June 7-9, 2005 Heartland

15. NPM Future Direction • N Workshop June 7 – 9, 2005 • Pesticide Roundtable and Workshop 2006 • Collaboration with AMM and CIWM teams • Workshops • Training events Heartland

16. CIWM Objectives • Improve regional communication and coordination among land grant university extension educators and researchers working on community development to address water quality and other environmental issues; • Facilitate a regional network of extension and agency personnel with knowledge and skills to manage conflict and conduct public deliberation when dealing with watersheds; Heartland

17. CIWM Objectives • Increase the knowledge base about community involvement in order to develop better practices; • Build capacity among institutions in the four states and at the regional level; • Build capacity in local communities Heartland

18. CIWM Activities – Extension Education Round Table • March 2004 in Nebraska City, NE • 60 Extension leaders from Region 7 • Topics: • Focus on community development processes • Networking and sharing of resources and expertise • Identifying knowledge and resource gaps • Identifying ways to increase regional watershed management collaboration Heartland

19. CIWM Activities – Case Studies • Round Table outcome identified the need for increased capacity to manage conflict and promote public deliberation • Committee formed fall 2004 from four states Heartland

20. CIWM Activities – Case Studies • Round Table outcome identified need for more regional watershed group case studies • Two or more case studies in each state • Framework for social indicators leading to sustainable water outcomes by Dr. Lois Wright-Morton, Iowa State University • White papers expected October 2005 Heartland

21. CIWM Future Activities – Conflict Deliberation • June 2005 Workshop • ~70 invited extension agents, agency personnel and local watershed leaders • Topics • The context of conflict • Types and sources of conflict • Public participatory processes for mitigation • Roles of resource professionals • Community assessment tools for conflict management in watershed planning Heartland

22. CIWM Future Activities • 2006 Follow-up workshop for Conflict and Public Deliberation • Round Table on the role of interagency partnerships in watershed community involvement • Regional workshop on the processes for involving citizens in groups initiated by regulation or TMDLs (Total maximum daily load) Heartland

23. Heartland Initiative - Website www.heartlandwq.iastate.edu

24. How Can I Get Involved? • Participate in issue teams technical working groups • Contribute resources for web site • Offer workshop at Regional Extension Educator WQ Inservice (October 26 – 28, 2005) Heartland

25. Heartland Initiative Thank you!!!! Questions? Heartland