This Midwest Energy News article highlights a study that modeled how an increasing amount of biofuel production would impact the soil’s ability to store carbon, and quotes Delta’s Ryan Anderson….
The Agroforestry Series: Agroforestry & Soil Health
Agroforestry systems require continuous living (perennial) roots in the soil, which prevent erosion and store water. However, less is known about how these systems – and their management – interact…
Our Networks and Partnerships
…to protect, restore, and revitalize urban waterways in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties. Co-led by the US Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service (NPS), and US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA),…
Soil Health and Farmland Valuation
…and reduce the need for fertilizers and soil amendments. These changes have a direct impact in reducing the quantity of water runoff and improving the quality of water. Adopting soil…
Expanding Grass-Fed Beef Market Drivers in the Greater Chicago Foodshed
…humanely raised cattle to provide more grass-fed beef options in their stores, restaurants, and dinner table. Brief Overview of What We’re Doing Delta Institute and the Pasture Project, an…
On Wisconsin: Green Lake Trying to Set an Example
…State Journal discusses why and how Delta Institute is partnering with the Green Lake Association to improve water quality in Green Lake, Wisconsin’s deepest natural lake, by reducing phosphorus pollution….
Brownfield Site in Gary to Become Urban Forest
…Carolyn Roger, D-4th, shares that she has been working on this site since she was elected in 2000. While phytoremediation wasn’t the first option considered by locals for the contaminated…
Delta Partners with City of Chicago On Innovative Neighborhood Energy Challenge
…on an innovative, six-month pilot designed to help residents in Humboldt Park and Logan Square neighborhoods to track and reduce their energy usage. The Chicago Neighborhood Energy Challenge, announced by…
National Guard to Demolish Vacant Structures in Gary, IN
…22 structures next month. Earlier this year, the Gary Redevelopment Commission demolished a large former church that was adjacent to the future site of Steel City Salvage, a Delta Initiative….
Steel City Salvage: Deconstruction and Economic Opportunity in Gary
…Brief Overview of What We’ve Accomplished After years of strategy, a successful pop-up market, and community engagement efforts, Delta closed our efforts in 2020 and dispered remaining reclaimed materials among…
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