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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 Ditch. These initiatives aim to improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitats by utilizing natural processes to create self-sustaining stream channels. The site visits highlighted…
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Conservation Field Trips with Defiance SWCD
In October of 2024, DRA partnered with the Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) for two 6th-grade conservation field trips! This was our second year partnering for these events! First, we visited the Phosphorus-Optimal Research Wetland with USACE. On this date, DRA staff worked with Defiance County’s 6th graders to learn more about how…
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2024: A Year in Review
Defiance Research Alliance is wrapping up for 2024! Watch to see all of the great work we’ve done over the past year. Thank you for your support, and stay with us in 2025 for more watershed-related content!
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DRA/UMWP Announce 2024-2025 Speaker Series
Defiance Research Alliance and the Upper Maumee Watershed Partnership are collaborating to host their annual Speaker Series event once again! These events highlight current watershed-related research and allow attendees to learn more about the watershed. If you’d like to attend the Speaker Series events virtually, register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZHBR8MP Speaker presentations are available upon request. About…
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Defiance Research Alliance: Looking Back at the First Year
2023 was Defiance Research Alliance’s first year. DRA has worked on developing four main parts of its program: research development, education & outreach, council development, and funding development. Over the last year, our research assistants have been hard at work collecting samples, testing for nutrients, and learning how to better protect our source water. Have a…