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Videos

Lunch and Learn Webinars

Best Management Practices for Water Quality and Soil Health

                Jean Brokish - American Farmland Trust's Midwest Program Manager. Jean will provide an introduction to water quality in Illinois with connections between water quality and soil health, including an overview of conservation practices that improve soil health and water quality and support more profitable and resilient farms. 

"Tracking the Yearly Variability of Nitrate Levels in Lake Springfield"

Dan Schaefer - Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association - Director of Nutrient Stewardship

Legacy Phosphorus: An Opportunity and Need for Linking Soil-Water Research

Dr. Andrew Margenot - University of Illinois - Assistant Professor of Crop Sciences

"Economics of Conservation Practices on Corn and Soybeans"

Dr. Gary Schnitkey - University of Illinois - Professor and Farm Management Specialist

Lake Springfield Watershed Resource Planning Committee Meeting

PRESENTER - DAVID BRANDT

2021 Nutrient Stewardship Field Day

Link to full video and more information on the Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: www.ilfb.org/Sangamon

National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) Information Webinar


Lake Springfield Urban BMP (Best Management Practices) Workshop

Vern LaGesse - Executive Director of The Friends of the Sangamon Valley
"Lake Springfield Woodland Management Project and the History of Lake Springfield."
Dr. Thomas Rothfus - UIS Field Station Director
"Opportunities available at UIS Field Station."
Quentin Jordan - CWLP Lake Manager
"Mayor's Monarch Pledge - How you can participate."
Pamela O'Neill - UIS Assistant Ground Gardener
"Matrix Gardening. How to create a beautiful self-sustaining garden."

Lake Springfield Watershed Informational Meeting

Dr. Jerry Hatfield - USDA National Laboratory for Agriculture and The Environment
"How can we manage soil to overcome the variation in weather and achieve production and environmental quality goals?"
Barb Mendenhall - EPA 319 Grant Project Manager
"Implementing our Watershed Plan now and into the future."

Location

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Location Address
Sangamon County Soil and Water Conservation District
2623 Sunrise Drive, Suite 1
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: (217) 241-6635 Ext. 3


Resource Conservationist - Jake Vancil
Email: Jake.Vancil@il.nacdnet.net    
Executive Director - Shelly Seman 
Email: Michelle.Seman@il.nacdnet.net
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