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The Stewardship Network webinar featuring STRIPS
(November, 2014) Listen to webinar by Lisa Schulte Moore on the science and practice of prairie strips! The webinar was hosted by The Stewardship Network and was originally delivered on November 12th. Read more about The Stewardship Network webinar featuring STRIPS
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar Featuring Pollinators and Prairie Strips
(November, 2014) Listen and watch Dr. Mary Harris describe her research on pollinators and prairie strips in this Iowa Learning Farms webinar. This webinar was first delivered on November 19th. Read more about Iowa Learning Farms Webinar Featuring Pollinators and Prairie Strips
Testing a Trio: Prairie Strips, Row Crops and Birds
USDA Farm Service Agency Supports Evaluation of Prairie Strips
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is contracting with the STRIPS team to evaluate the performance of prairie strips in comparison to traditional filter and buffer strip implementations supported by the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This page explains this evaluation effort. Read more about USDA Farm Service Agency Supports Evaluation of Prairie Strips
Layers of Leading-Edge Conservation on Iowa Farms
Learn How to Help an Iconic Butterfly at the Iowa City Monarch Festival
Protecting Pollinators: The Making of Insect Farmers
Prairie strips are improving wildlife habitat on Lanz Heritage Farm
Research Overview
The STRIPS project began in 2003, when Iowa State University scientists began discussing the opportunity to test the effects of integrating restored prairie in crop fields with managers at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Together, the scientists and refuge managers established four different treatments on 12 small watersheds at Neal Smith in 2007. As of 2012, we're now also working on a growing number of commercial farm fields across Iowa and northern Missouri. Read more about the research background, farmer collaborators, and research topics here. Read more about Research Overview