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Characteristics:

› Each Stream Is Unique

› Focus on Headwaters

› Encourage Local Participation

› Collaborate with Others

› Healthy Environment, Healthy Community

› A Holistic Approach

Related Information:

› Geography of the Sugar Creek Area

› Social Factors

› Water Quality & Testing

› Best Practices Implemented at Sugar Creek

› History of the Project

 Topographical map of Ohio
Environmental Impact       (Back)    

The Gulf of Mexico is showing the impact of Nitrogen run-off from the farming areas along tributaries to the Mississipi River.

In terms of nitrogen, it is estimated that over 78,000 - 200,000 km2 of riparian forests and 21,000 - 53,000 km2 of associated wetlands need to be restored across the Mississippi River basin to effectively reduce nitrogen loadings of streams and rivers in the headwaters of the Mississippi River basin and Gulf of Mexico (Mitsch et al. 2001).

This suggests to reduce the size of the hypoxia zone in the Gulf of Mexico, major agricultural conservation efforts required to reduce nitrogen loadings (as well as other excess nutrients) should be conducted in headwater systems throughout the Mississippi River basin.

 

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Sugar Creek Method Overview | Each Stream Is Unique | Focus on Headwaters | Encourage Local Participation | Collaborate with Others | Healthy Environment, Healthy Community | A Holistic Approach

For more information about the Sugar Creek Method contact Richard H. Moore (moore.11@osu.edu),  Associate Professor, Human and Community Resource Development, The Ohio State University.