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Walnut Creek Watershed Project
Walnut Creek runs through Poweisheik County

Clean water starts with you

Landowners and residents are partnering with the Walnut Creek Watershed Project to improve the quality of the water in the creek.

Through the use of conservation practices on their land, they are helping improve the creek for future generations.
More about the project

News

Jeremy Saugstad, project coordinator, can help landowners
Jeremy Saugstad, Walnut Creek Watershed Project Coordinator, wants to get the community involved in improving the water quality in the creek. Having farmed the area for 15 years, Saugstad wants to show other farmers what they can do to improve water quality using conservation practices on their land.
More about Saugstad

Get Involved
Learn more about how you can help

For More Information
Local:
Jeremy Saugstad
Walnut Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
(641) 528-2065 ext. 3
Jeremy.Saugstad@ia.nacdnet.net
Poweshiek NRCS

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov

Upcoming events

No scheduled events at this time.

Funding opportunities

Financing may be available for landowners looking to add conservation practices to their land.
Learn more.

What's a watershed?
A watershed is the area of land that drains into a lake or stream.

Water traveling over the surface or through groundwater may pick up contaminants like sediment, chemicals and waste and deposit them in a body of water.



 

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