Progress 09/01/07 to 08/31/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Extensive outreach has occurred throughout the the synthesis of the 13 USDA-NIFA CEAP watersheds. Below is a list of 15 of the 54 presentations given at conferences and during trainings.1. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Lessons Learned from NIFA-CEAP Watershed Studies. SWCS NCC. Washington, DC. 2. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Land Treatment: What We Learned from NIFA-CEAP. Briefing for Midwestern Watershed Leaders. Ankeny, IA. 3. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Agriculture and Conservation Practices: Lessons from National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project. Ag Nutrient Policy Council, July 11, 2012. Washington, DC. 4. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Water Quality Monitoring: Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project, NRCS Monitoring Team. 5. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Land Treatment and Farmer Decision Making: Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project, NRCS Videoteleconference. 6. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Outreach: Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project, NRCS Videoteleconference. 7. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Update USDA on NIFA CEAP, including Ann Mills (USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment), Dave White (Chief USDA-NRCS), and other NRCS employees. 8. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project. NRCS, July 10, 2012. Washington DC. 9. Osmond, D., D. Meals, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, J. Spooner, A. Sharpley, and D. Line. 2012. Lessons Learned from NIFA CEAP. Special Presentation, Annual Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting, July 22-25. 10. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Agriculture and Conservation Practices: Lessons from National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project. Ag Nutrient Policy Council, July 11, 2012. Washington, DC. 11. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project. NRCS, July 10, 2012. Washington DC. 12. Osmond, D., D. Meals, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, J. Spooner, A. Sharpley, and D. Line. 2012. USDA's NIFA CEAP Synthesis: Lessons Learned. USEPA Watershed Academy Webcast, May 15, 2012. 13. Osmond, D., D. Meals, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, J. Spooner, A. Sharpley, and D. Line. 2012. Developing next generation conservation practice effectiveness. USDA NIFA Water Conference, Portland OR. 14. Osmond, D.L. 2012. Agriculture and Sustainable Practices: Protecting Water Quality. National Ag Biotech Council Meeting, June 11-13, 2012. Fayetteville, AR. 15. Osmond, D., D. Meals, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, J. Spooner, A. Sharpley, and D. Line. 2012. Conservation Effects Assessment Projects/NIFA Watershed Synthesis Project. Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR). Washington, DC. PARTICIPANTS: As the synthesis was being completed, the NC State University Team has worked with a diverse group of government and private organizations. Below are some the presentations to whom the synthesized information was delivered. 1.Osmond, D.L. 2012. Agriculture and Conservation Practices: Lessons from National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project. Ag Nutrient Policy Council, July 11, 2012. Washington, DC. 2.Osmond, D.L. 2012. Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project. NRCS, July 10, 2012. Washington DC. 3.Osmond, D., D. Meals, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, J. Spooner, A. Sharpley, and D. Line. 2012. USDA's NIFA CEAP Synthesis: Lessons Learned. USEPA Watershed Academy Webcast, May 15, 2012. 4.Osmond, D.L. 2012. Agriculture and Sustainable Practices: Protecting Water Quality. National Ag Biotech Council Meeting, June 11-13, 2012. Fayetteville, AR. 5.Osmond, D., D. Meals, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, J. Spooner, A. Sharpley, and D. Line. 2012. Conservation Effects Assessment Projects/NIFA Watershed Synthesis Project. Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR). Washington, DC. 6.Osmond, D.L., A.E. Luloff, and D.LK. Hoag. 2012. Farmers Perspectives: the National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project Key Informant Interview. NRCS-EPA-SERA17 Exchange Group, Washington, DC. 7.Osmond, D.L., A.E. Luloff, and D.LK. Hoag. 2012. Farmers Perspectives: the National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project Key Informant Interview. Heartland Group, St. Joseph, MO. 8.Osmond, D.L. 2012. Agriculture and Protecting Water Quality: Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project. Missouri Nutrient Reduction Strategy Committee Meeting. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target audiences have included NRCS, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, watershed organizations, university personnel, agri-business. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
The information developed during this synthesis project has had wide distribution due to extensive outreach in the form of a book, fact sheets, trainings for NRCS and other watershed organizations. Discussions and outreach have occurred at the highest levels of USDA and have included briefings for legislative aids. The finds have helped catalyze a conversation about watershed planning for conservation practice implementation.
Publications
- Osmond,D., D. Meals, D. Hoag, and M. Arabi (eds). 2012. How to Build Better Agricultural Conservation Programs to Protect Water Quality: The National Institute of Food And Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project Experience. Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, IA.
- Osmond, D., D. Meals, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, A. Luloff, M. McFarland, G. Jennings, A. Sharpley, J. Spooner, and D. Line. 2012. Improving Conservation Practices Programming to Protect Water Quality in Agricultural Watersheds: Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Conservation Effects Assessment Project. J. Soil and Water Conserv. 67:123A-128A. doi:10.2489.
- Meals, D. W., D. L. Osmond, D. LK. Hoag, M. Arabi, A.E. Luloff, G.D. Jennings, M.L. McFarland, J. Spooner, A.N. Sharpley, and D.E. Line. 2012. Lessons Learned from the NIFACEAP: Insights for Developing Successful Agricultural Watershed Projects. NC State University, Raleigh, NC. http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/NIFACEAP/Factsheet_1.pdf.
- Osmond, D. L., D. W. Meals, A. N. Sharpley, M. L. McFarland, and D. E. Line. 2012. Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project: Conservation Practice Implementation and Adoption to Protect Water Quality. NC State University, Raleigh, NC. http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/NIFACEAP/Factsheet_2.pdf.
- Hoag, D., A. E. Luloff, and D. L. Osmond. 2012. Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project: How Farmers and Ranchers Make Decisions on Conservation Practices. NC State University, Raleigh, NC. http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/NIFACEAP/Factsheet_3.pdf.
- Jennings, G. D., D. Hoag, M. McFarland, and D. L. Osmond. 2012. Lessons Learned from National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project: Effective Education to Promote Conservation Practice Adoption. NC State University, Raleigh, NC. http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/NIFACEAP/Factsheet_4.pdf.
- Meals, D. W., D. L. Osmond, J. Spooner, and D.E. Line. 2012. Lessons Learned from the NIFACEAP: Water Quality Monitoring for the Assessment of Watershed Projects. NC State University, Raleigh, NC. http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/NIFACEAP/Factsheet_5.pdf.
- Meals, D. W., D.L. Osmond, and A. N. Sharpley. 2012. Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project: Identification of Critical Source Areas. NC State University, Raleigh, NC. http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/NIFACEAP/Factsheet_7.pdf.
- Arabai, M., D.W. Meals, and D. LK. Hoag. 2012. Lessons Learned from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project: Simulation Modeling for Watershed-scale Assessment of Conservation Practices. NC State University, Raleigh, NC. http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/NIFACEAP/Factsheet_6.pdf.
- Osmond, D., D. Meals, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, J. Spooner , A. Sharpley, and D. Line. 2012. Locally Led Efforts to Protect Water Quality in Agricultural Watersheds: A national slide set developed from the NIFA CEAP for farmer-led watershed organizations.
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Progress 09/01/10 to 08/31/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The expected objectives of this project were to summarize lessons learned from the 13-NIFA CEAP projects and provide outreach of those lessons learned. Because the projects were delayed, we conducted our final site visit in June. We have, however, been synthesizing lessons learned and delivering those lessons in many different forum, including the Chief of NRCS and high-level USEPA administrators. For a list of our outreach, see below. 1.Osmond,D., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, A. Sharpley, J. Spooner, and D. Line. 2011. Targeting Vulnerable Landscapes: Land Treatment and Modeling. 2011 Land and Sea Grant Water Conference, Washington, DC. 2.Meals, D., D. Osmond, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, A. Sharpley, J. Spooner, D. Line, and A. Luloff,. 2011. Documenting the Effects of Conservation: Monitoring and Modeling. 2011 Land and Sea Grant Water Conference, Washington, DC. 3.Hoag, D., A. Luloff, and D. Osmond. 2011. Adopting and Sustaining Conservation: Effective Outreach. 2011 Land and Sea Grant Water Conference, Washington, DC. 4.Osmond, D.L. 2011. Invited Keynote Speaker. Can Conservation Practices Protect Water Quality: Lessons Learned from the USDA-NIFA CEAP Project. 2011 Kansas Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy Conference. April 26, 2011, Junction City, KS. 5.Osmond, D.L., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, A. Sharpley, J. Spooner, and D. Line. 2011. Controlling Nutrients and Sediment in Agriculture Watersheds: Lessons Learned from the CEAP Watershed Studies. US EPA Office of Water, Washington, DC. 3. Hoag, D., D. Osmond, D. Meals, A. Luloff, M. Arabi, M. McFarland, G. Jennings, A. Sharpley, J. Spooner,and D. Line. 2011. How Effective Are National Soil Conservation Programs Annual meeting for the Western Agricultural Economics Association, Banff, Canada. (oral) 4.Sharpley, A., D. Beegle, C. Bolster, L. Good, B. Joern, Q. Ketterings, J. Lory, R. Mikkelsen, D. Osmond, and P. Vadas. 2011. Phosphorus Indices and the 590 Revision: Why We Need to Take Stock of How We Are Doing. ASA, CSA, and SSSA 2011 International Meeting, San Antonio, TX. (oral) 5.Osmond, D., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, J. Spooner, A. Sharpley, D. Line. 2011. Controlling Phosphorus: Lessons Learned from NIFA-CEAP Projects. SERA-17 Annual Meeting, Del Ray, FL. (poster) 6.Osmond, D.L., A.E. Luloff, and D. Hoag. 2011. Farmers Perspectives vs Agency Perspectives: the NIFA-CEAP Key Informant Interview. 2011 Annual Soil and Water Conservation Society Conference. Washington, DC (oral) 7.Osmond, D.L. and D. Meals. 2010. Lessons Learned from NIFA-CEAP. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD. 8.Osmond, D. Luloff, A., D. Hoag. 2010. NIFA-CEAP Key Informant Interviews: What We Learned. USDA CEAP Steering Committee. Washington, DC. PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: As stated previously, we have targeted policy makers in NRCS and USEPA for outreach. In addition, however, we worked with state and regional entities to provide lessons learned. Examples are the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and state-level water quality employees (Kansas). PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
The lessons being learned through the synthesis have demonstrated how conservation planning can be more effective. By supplying these lessons learned to high-level policy makers in NRCS and USEPA, it has given them guidance on conservation practice programming. Based on our work and others, NRCS is now considering targeting conservation practices.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 09/01/09 to 08/31/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: During the past year we collected information and conducted site visits at 2 NIFA CEAP watersheds, bringing the total number of watersheds visited to 9. Information on these projects were collected into an outline that is currently being reviewed by project personnel. In addition, we finalized data collection and transcription for the key informant interviews and wrote a chapter summarizing this information on the perception of key informants (producers, agency personnel, agribusiness, local officials, non-government organizations, and others) toward water quality and conservation practices. Over the past year we have made numerous presentations on our lessons learned to various audiences, including NRCS. These presentation are:Osmond, D., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, A. Sharpley, J. Spooner, D. Line. 2010. Landscape-scale Conservation Projects: CEAP, A Case Study. Managing Ag Landscapes II, Denver, CO. Osmond, D., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, A. Sharpley, M. McFarland, J. Spooner, D. Line. 2010. CSREES-CEAP Synthesis: Preliminary Lessons on Protecting Water Quality. 2010 Annual Soil and Water Conservation Society Conference. St. Louis, MO. Osmond, D.L. 2010. Briefing for USDA-NRCS Chief, David White, on Preliminary Lessons Learned from CEAP. Washington, DC. Osmond, D.L. 2010. Briefing to upper-level USDA-NRCS managers on Preliminary Lessons Learned from CEAP. Washington, DC. Osmond, D.L., D.L., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, A. Sharpley, D. Line, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, and J. Spooner. 2010. Conservation Practice Effectiveness and Water Quality. 2010 WRRI Iowa Conference, Ames, IA. Osmond, D.L. and D. Meals. 2010. Lessons Learned from NIFA-CEAP. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD. Osmond, D.L., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, A. Sharpley, D. Line, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, and J. Spooner. 2009. Update of the CEAP Synthesis. USDA CEAP Steering Committee, Washington, DC. Osmond, D.L. 2009. CSREES-CEAP: What We Have Learned So Far Science 2 Solutions. Des Moines, IA. PARTICIPANTS: Deanna Osmond, NCSU, Department of Soil Science, Project PI - Deanna helped collect and synthesize key informant information, worked on project outlines, conducted site visits and provided significant land treatment expertise and overall project management. Don Meals, Ice-Nine Environmental Consulting - Don helped collect project documentation, wrote outlines, conducted site visits and provided significant water quality expertise. Mazdak Arabi, Colorado State University, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Mazdak helped write outlines, conducted site visits and provided significant modeling expertise. Dana Hoag, Colorado State University, Dept. of Resource Economics - Dana helped collect and synthesize key informant information, worked on project outlines, conducted site visits and provided significant economics expertise. Al Luloff, Penn State University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology helped collect and synthesize key informant information. TARGET AUDIENCES: Information on lessons learned was delivered to target audiences involved in agricultural conservation. State and federal employees were the major target audience and presentations to these groups can be found in this document. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Lessons being learned from the NIFA CEAP projects need to be incorporated into how conservation practices are determined and where they are placed in the landscape. Our major audience is key decision makers who can work toward implementing more effective conservation practice adoption practices within federal and state government.
Publications
- Luloff, A., D. Hoag, D. Osmond. CSREES-CEAP Key Informant Results. 2010 USDA Water Conference. Hilton Head, SC. http://www.usawaterquality.org/conferences/2010/TuesdayPDF%27s/Concur rent_Sessions/SessionA_CEAP_Results_1pm-3/Hoag.pdf. Osmond, D., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, A. Sharpley, G. Jennings, J. Spooner, D. Line. Developing Lessons Learned from the 13-CSREES CEAP projects. 2010 USDA Water Conference. Hilton Head, SC. http://www.usawaterquality.org/conferences/2010/PDF%27s/Osmond2.pdf
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Progress 09/01/08 to 08/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: During the past year, we have conducted four site visits to CSREES-CEAP projects: Arkansas, Georgia, New York, and Ohio. Prior to our site visits, we filled out the template we are using to collect information that will later be synthesized. In this template, we consider numerous factors, including pollutants, hydrology, watershed size, agricultural systems, water resource impairments, water quality data monitoring design and duration, analytical protocols, statistical design, water quality model selection and application, selection and implementation of conservation practices, longevity of practices, quality of the conservation practice data, and social and economic conservation acceptance. The Arkansas and Ohio templates are being reviewed by the NC State team and will be sent to the respective projects within the next month. The New York and Georgia templates have been completed by the NC State team and are being reviewed by each team. We have completed eleven of the key informant site interviews and the information from those interviews has been prepared and are currently being synthesized into a paper. Most results have been disseminated through presentations as we need to visit all CSREES-CEAP projects before we can draw conclusions. We have made the following presentations. *Osmond, D.L., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, A. Sharpley, D. Line, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, and J. Spooner. 2009. Initial Progress of the CEAP Synthesis: Year One. USDA -CSREES Water Quality Committee for Shared Leadership, Washington, DC. *Osmond, D.L., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, A. Sharpley, D. Line, G. Jennings, M. McFarland, and J. Spooner. 2009. Initial Progress of the CEAP Synthesis: Year One. USDA CEAP Steering Committee, Washington, DC. *Osmond, D., D. Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, G. Jennings, D. Line, M. McFarland, A. Sharpley, and J. Spooner. 2009. The CSREES-CEAP Synthesis and Preliminary Lessons Learned. 17th National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop. New Orleans, LA. PARTICIPANTS: Arabi,Mazdak. Colorado State University,Civil Engineering, Ft. Collins, CO 80523. Mazdak.Arabi@ColoState.EDU. Hoag,Dana. Colorado State University, Ag Economics, B330 Andrew G. Clark. Ft. Collins,CO 80523. 970-491-5549. Dana.Hoag@ColoState.EDU. Jennings, Greg. NC State University, BAE, Box 7912, Raleigh, NC 27695. 919-515-6791. greg jennigs@ncsu.edu. Line, Dan. NC State University, BAE, Box 7637, Raleigh, NC 27695. 919-515-8243. dan line@ncsu.edu. Luloff, Al. Penn State University, Ag Econ & Sociology, 0114 Armsby Bldg., State College, PA. 814-863-8643. ael3@psu.edu. McFarland, Mark. Texas A&M, Soil & Crop Science, Box 2474, College Station TX. 77843. 979-845-5366.ml-mcfarland@tamu.edu. Meals, Don. Ice Nine Consulting, 84 Caroline St., Burlington, VT 5401. 802-862-6632. dmeals@burlingtontelecom.net. Osmond, Deanna. NC State University, Soil Science, Box 7619. Raleigh NC 27695. 919-515-7303. deanna osmond@ncsu.edu. Sharpley, Andrew. University of Arkansas, Crop, Soil & Env Sciences, PTSC 115, Fayetteville, AR 72701. 479-575-5721. sharpley@uark.edu. Spooner, Jean. NC State University, BAE,Box 7637. Raleigh, NC 27695. 919-515-8240. jean spooner@Ncsu.edu. TARGET AUDIENCES: Our target audience is key government decision makers. We have worked through government structures, such as the CEAP steering committee, to transfer the information we have developed. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Before we can deliver our outcomes, which will be a series of lessons learned, we need to visit all 13 CSREES-CEAP projects when they are near completion. Because the project start dates were staggered over 3 years, many of these projects cannot be visited because they are yet to be completed. Over the next two years we will visit all projects and be able to develop lessons learned.
Publications
- Hoag, D., A. Luloff, and D. Osmond. 2009. CEAP Synthesis: Preliminary Key Informant Interviews. 2009 Annual Water Conference, St.Louis MO. http://www.usawaterquality.org/conferences/2009/Abstracts/CEAP-all/Ho ag09.pdf
- Osmond,D., D.Meals, M. Arabi, D. Hoag, A. Luloff, A. Sharpley, G. Jennings, J. Spooner, M. McFarland, and D. Line. 2009. Initial Progress of the CEAP Synthesis Project: Year 1.2009 Annual Water Conference, St.Louis MO. http://www.usawaterquality.org/conferences/2009/Abstracts/CEAP-all/Os mond09.pdf
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Progress 09/01/07 to 08/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The principal goal of the proposed project is to improve the effectiveness of conservation practices and programs toward the achievement of water quality goals across the nation. Our first objective is to summarize and describe the science-based information and lessons-learned from the diverse CSREES-CEAP projects and build a coherent framework that yields comprehensive understanding of the impacts of conservation practices and programs on water resources. To reach this objective we developed a consistent framework for collection and organization of information. Our framework development was iterative and included CSREES-CEAP personnel as well as CEAP board members. Collected information includes watershed, water quality, land treatment, modeling, water quality response, socio-economic analysis, and outreach information. This information is collected and synthesized from the projects before a site visit occurs, after which the information is confirmed and finalized in collaboration with CSREES-CEAP personnel. Because the CSREES-CEAP project start dates were staggered over a three-year period, we have collected information from three of the 13 projects. Using this information, we have begun to synthesize lessons learned from the CSREES-CEAP projects. In addition to specific project information, we are conducting key informant interviews during each site visit. Generic questions to assess water quality and conservation practices are asked during an approximately 30-minute interview. Interviewees consist of a project person, stakeholders, producers, non-profit personnel, and others. Our second objective is to ensure that the new knowledge gained from this synthesis is delivered to decision makers. We have discussed our project with the CEAP board at one of their monthly meetings and CSREES-CEAP personnel. Early lessons learned were presented at the annual Soil and Water Conference in Tucson Arizona. PARTICIPANTS: Arabi,Mazdak. Colorado State University,Civil Engineering, Ft. Collins, CO 80523. 970-491-4639. Mazdak.Arabi@ColoState.EDU. Hoag,Dana. Colorado State University, Ag Economics, B330 Andrew G. Clark. Ft. Collins,CO 80523. 970-491-5549. Dana.Hoag@ColoState.EDU. Jennings, Greg. NC State University, BAE, Box 7912, Raleigh, NC 27695. 919-515-6791. greg_jennigs@ncsu.edu. Line, Dan. NC State University, BAE, Box 7637, Raleigh, NC 27695. 919-515-8243. dan_line@ncsu.edu. Luloff, Al. Penn State University, Ag Econ & Sociology, 0114 Armsby Bldg., State College, PA. 814-863-8643. ael3@psu.edu. McFarland, Mark. Texas A&M, Soil & Crop Science, Box 2474, College Station TX. 77843. 979-845-5366.ml-mcfarland@tamu.edu. Meals, Don. Ice Nine Consulting, 84 Caroline St., Burlington, VT 5401. 802-862-6632. dmeals@burlingtontelecom.net. Osmond, Deanna. NC State University, Soil Science, Box 7619. Raleigh NC 27695. 919-515-7303. deanna_osmond@ncsu.edu. Sharpley, Andrew. University of Arkansas, Crop, Soil & Env Sciences, PTSC 115, Fayetteville, AR 72701. 479-575-5721. sharpley@uark.edu. Spooner, Jean. NC State University, BAE,Box 7637. Raleigh, NC 27695. 919-515-8240. jean_spooner@Ncsu.edu. Many CSREES-CEAP project personnel reviewed the template and have provided feedback to this project. Team members from Idaho, Utah, and Iowa were instrumental during our site visits. Idaho: Boll,J. University of Idaho,Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Wulfhorst, J. D. University of Idaho, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Department. Van Tassell, L. University of Idaho, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Department. Mahler R. University of Idaho, Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences. Iowa: Kling,C. L. Iowa State University, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. Gassman,P. W. Iowa State University, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. Helmers,M. Iowa State University, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering. Isenhart, T. Iowa State University, Dept. of Natural Resource Ecology & Management. Simpkins,W. Iowa State University, Dept. of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences. Schilling,K. USGS. Wolten, C. USGS. Alkaisi, M. Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy. Utah: Stevens,D. K. Utah State University,Civil and Environmental Engineering. Sorensen, D. L. Utah State University,Biological and Irrigation Engineering. Jackson-Smith, D. Utah State University,Sociology, Social Work,& Anthropology. Mesner, N. Utah State University, Watershed Sciences. TARGET AUDIENCES: We provided early lessons learned to professionals attending the annual Soil and Water Conservation meeting. Many of these professionals work in conservation planning directly or at the managerial level. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: We were asked by CSREES to coordinate our activities with the CSREES projec: Synthesis and Analysis of 13 CSREES CEAP Projects (lead PI, Jan Boll, University of Idaho).
Impacts
It will take at least three years before we have collected all the lessons learned from the 13 CSREES-CEAP projects. Our outreach program will be able to reach key agency personnel to transfer these lessons learned at that time.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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