Rainfall in the spring and early summer briefly relieved drought in the Corn Belt but it also contributed to elevated nitrate concentrations in many of the region’s waterways. During dry years, nitrates from soil microbes and farm fertilizers can accumulate in fields until it rains and a lot of it flushes into rivers, lakes and […]
Cedar Valley Nature Trail is now paved all the way
More than 30 bikers and residents recently came together to cut the ribbon on the completed paving of the final stretch