In honor of Imagine a Day Without Water, this month’s The Current will highlight three cases – Flint, Michigan, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin and Toledo, Ohio – where communities have dealt with water quality concerns and how Extension professionals, researchers, and public agencies have come together to help respond to the crisis, establish solutions, and prevent future water quality impairments.

Featured speakers include:

• Kevin Erb, Director, Conservation Professional Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Extension
• Russ Rasmussen, NR Manager, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Darren Bagley, 4-H Youth Development Educator, Michigan State University Extension
• Justin Chaffin, Research Coordinator and Senior Researcher, Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory and Ohio Sea Grant