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University of Minnesota Department of Agronomy & Plant Genetics

Contact
Nicholas Jordan
University of Minnesota, Department of Agronomy & Plant Genetics
411 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
jorda020@umn.edu
(612) 625-3754

On the Web: www.greenlandsbluewaters.org

Activity: Green Lands Blue Water Project

Geographic location: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana

Brief activity description: Green Lands, Blue Waters is a long-term comprehensive effort whose mission is to support development of and transition to a new generation of agricultural systems in the Mississippi River Basin that integrate more perennial plants and other continuous living cover into the agricultural landscape. The vision is to improve water quality in the Mississippi River Basin, increase economic options and profitability for farmers, improve wildlife habitat, reduce flooding potential, strengthen vitality and quality of life of rural communities, and enhance human health.

Primary goals or focus:

• Nutrient reduction
• Sediment reduction
• Agricultural landscape change
• Wetlands restoration
• Water quality improvement
• Policy development
• Research/development for alternative crops
• Organizing/networking/coordinating

Projected outcomes/impacts, if known: We are still in an organizing and project development phase

Activity type:

• Research
• Policy
• Education
• Demonstration

Scale of activity:

• On-farm program
• Community-level
• Watershed
• Basin

Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): University of Minnesota

Timeline/duration: 10 years
Projected or real startup time: September 2004
Projected ending time or goal deadline: open-ended

Funding sources:

• Federal government
• Foundations
• Research institutions/University