Title

Wanted: Innovative Farmers to Help Slow Algal Bloom on Lake Erie

Description

The Christian Science Monitor has written an article discussing how agricultural nutrients in the Maumee River, Lake Erie’s biggest source of pollution, are reaching record proportions. Most nutrient pollution is caused by large storms, and with climate change, these storms are becoming increasingly more common. The USDA reports that farmers are making headway toward reducing nutrient pollution on a voluntary basis, but many researchers say that these efforts are not sufficient. A recent report suggests additional outreach, an increased focus of conservation dollars, and mandated soil testing.

Wetland restoration – bringing back bits of the Black Swamp— can play a pivotal role in clearing algal bloom in Lake Erie. The Black Swamp Conservancy is currently working on turning 60 acres back into swamp in northwestern Ohio. William Mitsch, a retired Ohio State University professor and wetlands expert, hopes to eventually restore a tenth of the Black Swamp (about 100,000 acres) to provide a substantial cleaning of Lake Erie.

Wanted: Innovative farmers to help slow algal bloom on Lake Erie

Date Created

May 29, 2018

Creator(s)

The Christian Science Monitor

Article Type

Newspaper

Denomination

Christian

Audience

All audiences/General public

Rights

The original html version of this resource was accessed at https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2018/0529/Wanted-Innovative-farmers-to-help-slow-algal-bloom-on-Lake-Erie on June 4, 2020.

Issues

english Water

english Ecological Restoration