Locally led, neighbor-to-neighbor soil health and watershed groups are driving landscape-scale change across the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Fishers & Farmers Partnership funded their first farmer-led committee in the Bourbeuse/Meramec Watershed in eastern Missouri in 2009-2010. Since then, FFP has learned and grown with landowner groups in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, and has been a catalyst to drive innovative projects such as the Watershed Leaders Network farmer workshops. Each year FFP awards National Fish Habitat Partnership funds to engage landowners; improve farms and fish habitat; address root causes of watershed problems; and support communications, monitoring, and science that aligns with FFP's strategic plan. Heidi will share how Fishers & Farmers works with local farmers and organizations in a bottom-up versus top-down approach to accomplish more. She can help you find active groups across states so you can reach out to people who are working in landscapes or projects like yours, explore their websites and events for inspiration, and energize your work.