Source: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY submitted to NRP
EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM BUFFERS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED - 2017
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0433436
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 15, 2017
Project End Date
Sep 30, 2021
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
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
30%
Applied
60%
Developmental
10%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1020199107010%
1110210200040%
1120330205010%
1330399107020%
1021121200020%
Goals / Objectives
The goal of this project is to improve the cost-effectiveness of CRP-funded riparian buffers by evaluating the effectiveness of current projects across the Chesapeake Bay watershed and developing strategies to enhance the targeting, implementation, management of CRP buffers with the following objectives. Evaluate the placement of CRP buffers relative to hydrologic flow pathways; Assess the range of field conditions and services provided by CRP buffer projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; and Provide recommendation to USDA agencies on enhancing buffer services and improving landowner adoption.
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, and 4) provide recommendations on enhancing buffer services and landowner adoption through various media.