Source: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY submitted to
EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM BUFFERS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED - 2016
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0430816
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2016
Project End Date
Dec 31, 2019
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Project Director
KLEINMAN P J
Recipient Organization
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
(N/A)
PENNSYLVANIA,PA 16202
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
60%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
20%
Applied
60%
Developmental
20%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1020199200010%
1330330200010%
1020399205030%
1120430200010%
1331610205010%
1120210205030%
Knowledge Area
102 - Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships; 133 - Pollution Prevention and Mitigation; 112 - Watershed Protection and Management;

Subject Of Investigation
0430 - Climate; 1610 - Pasture; 0210 - Water resources; 0199 - Soil and land, general; 0399 - Watersheds and river basins, general; 0330 - Wetland and riparian systems;

Field Of Science
2050 - Hydrology; 2000 - Chemistry;
Goals / Objectives
The goal of this project is to improve the cost-effectiveness of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)-funded riparian buffers by evaluating the effectiveness of current projects across the Chesapeake Bay watershed and developing strategies to enhance the targeting, implementation, and management of CRP buffers. OBJECTIVE 1: Evaluate the placement of CRP buffers relative to hydrologic flow pathways. OBJECTIVE 2: Assess the range of field conditions and services provided by CRP buffer projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Project Methods
A combination of field assessment, remote sensing, and watershed modeling will be used to (1) assess the placement of CRP projects relative to concentrated hydrologic flow pathways that they should be expected to intercept, (2) summarize the range of field conditions and services provided by CRP buffer and grass filter projects, (3) quantify the range of nutrient and sediment reduction benefits of current CRP projects and assess the potential for improved placement of these projects.