Bartosz P. Grudzinski

Conservation of forested areas in the U.S. Midwest can be effective in reducing stream nutrient concentrations within agriculturally dominated watersheds. 1 INTRODUCTION Anthropogenic impacts on freshwater environments are a major concern for states that comprise the Great Lakes region of the U.S. Midwest, especially as agricultural production continues to lead to severe water quality degradation (Falcone et al., 2018; Giri & Qiu, 2016; Renwick et al., 2018).

1 INTRODUCTION Streams are widely utilized as sources of water for consumption in urban areas (Padowski & Gorelick, 2014), as irrigation in agricultural regions (Hashemi et al., 2016), as habitat for wildlife (Raven et al., 2000), and as corridors for sediment and nutrient transfer from terrestrial environments (Glińska-Lewczuk et al., 2016).