Our Mission: To improve the stewardship of Scott County watersheds through education, technical guidance, and volunteer opportunities.
Achieving Sustainability with Lawn Care Keeping our natural environment and maintaining our footprint in a sustainable manner can be challenging in today’s world. The store shelves are packed full of harmful pesticides and herbicides. Every store you go to, you are most likely to find the shelves full of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. We are […]
Denitrifying (Woodchip) Bioreactor Design Process and Research Update The first forum of the year is here! Join us on Tuesday, February 15 from 12-1pm to learn about denitrifying bioreactors. Denitrifying bioreactors are a common edge-of-field practice to remove nitrate from agricultural drainage water and are a key component of nutrient reduction strategies in the Midwest. […]
PSCW 2021 Report Join us on Tuesday, November 16th from 12-1pm for the Partners of Scott County Watersheds yearly summary. Listen over the lunch hour as the PSCW Executive Board shares the results of the 2021 Snapshot events, reviews the year’s successes, and discusses plans and projects for next year. Register today at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OjFqD-jESju2RvTwblHLAw About […]
Landscaping for Water Quality Improvement Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds for our October Virtual Forum on Tuesday, October 19th from 12-1pm. Listen as Ray Wolf, Master Gardener and Meteorologist shares how improving home landscape resilience to weather and climate extremes can help improve water quality, benefit pollinators and birds, and result in an attractive […]
Water Stewardship During Recreation Activities Exploring our natural world in a meaningful, healthy, and sustainable manner poses resource challenges. Whether your recreation interests include water or land, your impacts can be effectively minimized in a number of ways through education on outdoor ethics. Join PSCW and Dave Murcia from Scott County Conservation on Tuesday, June […]
The City of Dyersville, home of Field of Dreams movie site, is leading efforts to improve the water quality of its streams while providing economic development opportunities. The vision plan unites public, rural and downtown private partners with the mantra “If you clean the water, they will come”! The confluence of funding for water quality practices, […]