Land to Lake Conference: Partnerships for Practical Solutions
On April 3, 2025, the Defiance Research Alliance and the Maumee Watershed Alliance successfully hosted the Land to Lake Conference: Partnerships for Practical Solutions, a full-day event that brought together...Continue reading→
Upper Maumee Speaker Series Highlights Conservation Ditch Practices at Singer Farms.
Defiance, OH – July 9, 2025 – Community members and conservation specialists gathered at Singer Farms to learn more about the recent ditch projects: Bend Road Ditch and Lockwood Road...
2025’s Outreach & Education Summary
Over the course of 2025, Defiance Research Alliance hosted in six educational opportunities for 365 conservation and water quality professionals. February: Julie Good and Gabriel Curtis presented on Nutrient Excess...Continue reading→
2024: Research Presented at Conferences
In 2022, Dr. Sabrina Brown (Project Director), Katelyn Smith (Freshwater Research Technician), and Karrie Smith (Undergraduate Research Assistant), as well as the Summer Undergraduate Research Program students, presented their work...Continue reading→
Undergraduate Student Research by Karrie Smith
Karrie Smith was the DRA Undergraduate Research Assistant from 2024 to 2025. Her project investigates three aspects of using the MicroBIOMETER to indicate soil health: Soil sampling occurred biweekly. MicroBIOMETER tests...Continue reading→
2024 Implementation Projects: Two Conservation Ditches
In 2024, two conservation ditch projects were implemented on local Singer Farms’ property with funding from DRA. The main objectives of these projects were to enhance water quality and create...Continue reading→