Mehl to Present at Winfield Public Library
Winfield
Public Library will host “A Greener Way to Grow,” a presentation and discussion
by Dr. Heidi Mehl on Tuesday, August 30 at 12:00pm. This free event is open to the public. Registration is currently open through the
online events calendar at wpl.org.
Dr. Heidi Mehl
is the director of Water and Agriculture Programs at The Nature Conservancy in
Kansas. Her talk will explore
regenerative agriculture practices and how The Nature Conservancy is partnering
with farmers and ranchers to improve agricultural resiliency, water quality,
biodiversity, and carbon sequestration.
“Integrating
our agricultural practices with practices that improve soil health and filter
nutrients can help provision ecosystem services such as clean water and
habitat,” says Mehl. “But these practices can also make agricultural systems
more productive and resilient.”
Mehl’s work with The Nature Conservancy is
another example of exciting work being done in Kansas to address local,
national, and global climate concerns. Agricultural resiliency and regenerative agricultural practices, such as
those Mehl will highlight, were a feature of the “Climate and Energy Central”
exhibit hosted at WPL this past spring. That traveling exhibit from the Kauffman Museum at Bethel College
features Kansas scientists who are working together to address the grand
challenges of renewable energy and potential climate change.
This past spring, WPL hosted “Climate and
Energy Central,” a traveling exhibit from the Kauffman Museum at Bethel College
that features Kansas scientists who are working together to address the grand
challenges of renewable energy and potential climate change.
Mehl has been
researching water issues in Kansas and abroad since her undergraduate years at
the University of Kansas. After
receiving her B.S. and M.A. from the University of Kansas, she received her
Ph.D. from the Department of Geography at Kansas State University, with a focus
on fluvial geomorphology, nutrient cycling in riparian zones, water management
and access to water resources.
