About Us
About the Farmer-Led Watershed Conservation Network
Farmers helping farmers adopt best management practices to improve soil health, increase crop yields, reduce farm input costs, reduce nutrient loss, and improve water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin. That's our goal with the Farmer-Led Watershed Conservation Network. From our partners at Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Our Goals
Water pollution comes from many sources, but some of it comes from farms.
Lake Erie suffers from toxic algal blooms fueled in part by excess phosphorus and other pollutants. In 2018, the state of Michigan released a road map for reducing phosphorus entering Lake Erie by 20 percent by 2020 -- and 40 percent by 2025.
We are working hard to help meet this goal by helping local farmers improve their operations!
Where We Work
The "watershed" in Farmer-Led Conservation Group refers to the watersheds within the Western Lake Erie Basin(WLEB). The area outlined in red below is the River Raisin Watershed, which covers much of the WLEB.
Our People
Melissa Harris, Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
Steve May, River Raisin Watershed Council
Dan Moilanen, Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
Brooke Bollwahn, Lenawee Conservation District
Brittany Santure, Monroe Conservation District
Megan DeLeeuw, Washtenaw Conservation District
Joe Kelpinski, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Acknowledgement
The Farmer-Led Watershed Conservation Network is grateful for the generous support of the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation.
