Why Iowa's swans are thriving and how DNR monitors our water

Welcome to Episode 218 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, we dip into water quality with two DNR experts. Water quality resource coordinator Adam Schnieders discusses Iowa DNR's extensive – and growing – water quality monitoring capabilities. And avian ecologist Anna Buckardt Thomas shares how Iowa's trumpeter swans are making a remarkable comeback.

Resources mentioned in this episode

• DNR water quality monitoring sites: AQuIA public information portal, BioNet database, ADBNet
• Learn more about Iowa's conservation progress on the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy site and at ConservationCountsIowa.com.