The Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative aims to improve watershed health through agricultural conservation practices. It focuses on reducing sediment and nutrient movement, restoring habitat and wetlands, and maintaining agricultural productivity. Currently there are 73 projects across 13 states implementing practices like nutrient management, cover crops, and erosion controls. Monitoring shows the program is achieving reductions in sediment, phosphorus, and nitrogen movement of over 1.6 million pounds, 45,000 pounds, and 1.8 million pounds respectively between 2010-2015 through targeted conservation planning and implementation at the small watershed level.
Matt Lechtenberg - Iowa Water Quality Initiative, Moving From Strategy to Imp...John Blue
Iowa Water Quality Initiative, Moving From Strategy to Implementation - Matt Lechtenberg, from the 2014 Iowa Pork Congress, January 22-23, Des Moines, IA, USA.
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This presentation was given as part of the EPA-funded Catchment Science and Management Course focusing on Integrated Catchment Management, held in June 2015. This course was delivered by RPS Consultants. If you have any queries or comments, or wish to use the material in this presentation, please contact catchments@epa.ie
It is increasingly being recognised internationally that integrated catchment management (ICM) is a useful organising framework for tackling the ongoing challenge of balancing sustainable use and development of our natural resource, against achieving environmental goals. The basic principles of ICM (Williams, 2012) are to:
• Take a holistic and integrated approach to the management of land, biodiversity, water and community resources at the water catchment scale;
• Involve communities in planning and managing their landscapes; and
• Find a balance between resource use and resource conservation
ICM is now well established in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. In Europe the ICM approach has been proposed as being required to achieve effective water and catchment management, and is the approach being promoted by DEFRA for the UK, where it is called the “Catchment Based Approach” (CaBA). The principles and methodologies behind ICM sit well within the context of the Water Framework Directive with its aims and objectives for good water quality, sustainable development and public participation in water resource management. In Ireland it is proposed that the ICM approach will underlie the work and philosophy in developing and implementing future River Basin Management Plans.
The Guarani Aquifer Project: Lessons Learnt to an Aquifer Managment SystemIwl Pcu
A PowerPoint presentation by Luiz Amore delivered during GEF Third Biennial International Waters Conference last June 21, 2005. Topics presented in the slides are as follows: (1)Main characteristics of Guarani Aquifer System, (2)Uses of Guarani System, (3)Project Rationale and Objective, (4)Project Components and Expected Results, (5) Key technical issues to be addressed by this project, (6) Guarani Aquifer System Region: Institutional Background, (7)Technical Base to Groundwater Management, (8)Groundwater Management Requirements, (9)Guarani Aquifer TDA basic framework, (10)Elements for the Development of the Institutional Base, (11) Achievements and Lessons Learned
Agricultural Pollution Control Project of Moldova: The Progress Made Iwl Pcu
Dr. A. Jolondcovschi- Project Manager, Silvia Pana-Carp – Project Assistant
Presentation on the Moldova APCP project results given at the 6th Regional Nutrient Reduction Conference in the Black Sea - Danube Basin in Ankara, Turkey.
Regional approaches to adaptation planning : Senegal experiences NAP Events
Presented by: Gabriel Pierre Ndiaye & Mamadou Daha Kane
7.4 Regional approaches to adaptation planning
The session will consider adaptation planning and implementation at the transboundary level, for such areas as water management, hydroenergy production and supply, trade and ecosystem management, as well as technical assessment and data issues that can be addressed jointly among neighbouring countries. It will feature best practices from the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel as well as examples on addressing water issues in shared river basins.
Matt Lechtenberg - Iowa Water Quality Initiative, Moving From Strategy to Imp...John Blue
Iowa Water Quality Initiative, Moving From Strategy to Implementation - Matt Lechtenberg, from the 2014 Iowa Pork Congress, January 22-23, Des Moines, IA, USA.
More presentations at http://www.swinecast.com/2014-iowa-pork-congress
This presentation was given as part of the EPA-funded Catchment Science and Management Course focusing on Integrated Catchment Management, held in June 2015. This course was delivered by RPS Consultants. If you have any queries or comments, or wish to use the material in this presentation, please contact catchments@epa.ie
It is increasingly being recognised internationally that integrated catchment management (ICM) is a useful organising framework for tackling the ongoing challenge of balancing sustainable use and development of our natural resource, against achieving environmental goals. The basic principles of ICM (Williams, 2012) are to:
• Take a holistic and integrated approach to the management of land, biodiversity, water and community resources at the water catchment scale;
• Involve communities in planning and managing their landscapes; and
• Find a balance between resource use and resource conservation
ICM is now well established in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. In Europe the ICM approach has been proposed as being required to achieve effective water and catchment management, and is the approach being promoted by DEFRA for the UK, where it is called the “Catchment Based Approach” (CaBA). The principles and methodologies behind ICM sit well within the context of the Water Framework Directive with its aims and objectives for good water quality, sustainable development and public participation in water resource management. In Ireland it is proposed that the ICM approach will underlie the work and philosophy in developing and implementing future River Basin Management Plans.
The Guarani Aquifer Project: Lessons Learnt to an Aquifer Managment SystemIwl Pcu
A PowerPoint presentation by Luiz Amore delivered during GEF Third Biennial International Waters Conference last June 21, 2005. Topics presented in the slides are as follows: (1)Main characteristics of Guarani Aquifer System, (2)Uses of Guarani System, (3)Project Rationale and Objective, (4)Project Components and Expected Results, (5) Key technical issues to be addressed by this project, (6) Guarani Aquifer System Region: Institutional Background, (7)Technical Base to Groundwater Management, (8)Groundwater Management Requirements, (9)Guarani Aquifer TDA basic framework, (10)Elements for the Development of the Institutional Base, (11) Achievements and Lessons Learned
Agricultural Pollution Control Project of Moldova: The Progress Made Iwl Pcu
Dr. A. Jolondcovschi- Project Manager, Silvia Pana-Carp – Project Assistant
Presentation on the Moldova APCP project results given at the 6th Regional Nutrient Reduction Conference in the Black Sea - Danube Basin in Ankara, Turkey.
Regional approaches to adaptation planning : Senegal experiences NAP Events
Presented by: Gabriel Pierre Ndiaye & Mamadou Daha Kane
7.4 Regional approaches to adaptation planning
The session will consider adaptation planning and implementation at the transboundary level, for such areas as water management, hydroenergy production and supply, trade and ecosystem management, as well as technical assessment and data issues that can be addressed jointly among neighbouring countries. It will feature best practices from the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel as well as examples on addressing water issues in shared river basins.
Agricultural Research, Extension and Training Project
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM
2001-2006 -
Competitive Grant Scheme to support adaptive research and technology dissemination at the farm level.
Reform of Agricultural System for a selected high priority research direction.
Environment Pollution Control Program to reduce agricultural nutrient pollution of the rivers draining into the Black Sea.
Improve management of the land and water resources that will ultimately lead to the decreased nutrient pollution of the Black Sea.
Operational Drainage Water Reuse Guidelines, by Shaden Abdel-Gawad, Professor and Former President National Water Research Center, Cairo, Egypt , Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
Improving Agriculture Water Productivity in the Region“Investment in Irrigat...FAO
Improving Agriculture Water Productivity in the Region“Investment in Irrigation in MENA”,Lessons from World Bank portfolio and water sector studies, Presented by Qun Li, Senior Operational Officer- World Bank, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
This presentation was given at the 2019 Catchment Management Notwork meeting, which was held on the 11 October in Tullamore. All our local authorities and other bodies responsible for implementing the Water Framework Directive in Ireland attended to share knowledge and learn from each other.
Principles and good practice in indicator selection - experiences from the bi...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Lera Miles, Principal Technical Specialist-Planning for Places, UNEP-WCMC, at "Online Workshop Series:Exploring Criteria and Indicators for Tropical Peatland Restoration", on 2 Sep 2020.
This presentation provided an overview of the process of selection of criteria and indicators with specific objective and purpose from the outset. This speaker shared insights from biodiversity framework on the process of indicators development.
Methodologies to Measure Nutrient Reduction and to Aggregate Results at the P...Iwl Pcu
Ramesh Kanwar
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
and
Aaron Zazueta and Jitendra Srivastava
Global Environmental Facility and the World Bank
1818 H St. NW Washington D.C. 20433, USA
CONTENTS
A. Introduction – major sources of nonpoint source pollution
B. Key motivators for monitoring – Hypoxia/regulations/EU Nitrate Directive
C. Objectives of nutrient reduction programs
D. Key water quality or stress indicators for assessment nutrient reduction
E. Water quality laws or standards for nutrients for water bodies
F. What is current status of science on nutrient reduction? What do we know?
F. Developing methods for assessment – local, country, & global level
G. Analysis, interpretation, and reporting of data – use of models
H. Using Romania example to move from pilot level on to national level as country is willing to borrow 50 m euros to conduct national level assessment
H. Discussion
Presented at the Black Sea – Danube Regional Conference on Nutrient Pollution Control in Chisinau, Moldova – October 2006
Progress on Malawi Soil Organic Carbon mapExternalEvents
This presentation was given during the Workshop on Soil Cabon Mapping of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) that took place at FAO headquarters 23 November 2016. The presentation was made by James Banda, from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development of Malawi
A Portrait of Mississippi was published in January of 2009. Commissioned by the Mississippi State Conference NAACP and funded by Oxfam America this is a Social SenseMaking project undertaken by authors Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis and the American Human Development Project team working in long term collaboration with Humantific's UnderstandingLab team. Mississippi ranks last among U.S. states on the American Human Development Index. This study examines disparities by county, race, and gender. Its purpose is SenseMaking for ChangeMaking.
Agricultural Research, Extension and Training Project
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM
2001-2006 -
Competitive Grant Scheme to support adaptive research and technology dissemination at the farm level.
Reform of Agricultural System for a selected high priority research direction.
Environment Pollution Control Program to reduce agricultural nutrient pollution of the rivers draining into the Black Sea.
Improve management of the land and water resources that will ultimately lead to the decreased nutrient pollution of the Black Sea.
Operational Drainage Water Reuse Guidelines, by Shaden Abdel-Gawad, Professor and Former President National Water Research Center, Cairo, Egypt , Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
Improving Agriculture Water Productivity in the Region“Investment in Irrigat...FAO
Improving Agriculture Water Productivity in the Region“Investment in Irrigation in MENA”,Lessons from World Bank portfolio and water sector studies, Presented by Qun Li, Senior Operational Officer- World Bank, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
This presentation was given at the 2019 Catchment Management Notwork meeting, which was held on the 11 October in Tullamore. All our local authorities and other bodies responsible for implementing the Water Framework Directive in Ireland attended to share knowledge and learn from each other.
Principles and good practice in indicator selection - experiences from the bi...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Lera Miles, Principal Technical Specialist-Planning for Places, UNEP-WCMC, at "Online Workshop Series:Exploring Criteria and Indicators for Tropical Peatland Restoration", on 2 Sep 2020.
This presentation provided an overview of the process of selection of criteria and indicators with specific objective and purpose from the outset. This speaker shared insights from biodiversity framework on the process of indicators development.
Methodologies to Measure Nutrient Reduction and to Aggregate Results at the P...Iwl Pcu
Ramesh Kanwar
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
and
Aaron Zazueta and Jitendra Srivastava
Global Environmental Facility and the World Bank
1818 H St. NW Washington D.C. 20433, USA
CONTENTS
A. Introduction – major sources of nonpoint source pollution
B. Key motivators for monitoring – Hypoxia/regulations/EU Nitrate Directive
C. Objectives of nutrient reduction programs
D. Key water quality or stress indicators for assessment nutrient reduction
E. Water quality laws or standards for nutrients for water bodies
F. What is current status of science on nutrient reduction? What do we know?
F. Developing methods for assessment – local, country, & global level
G. Analysis, interpretation, and reporting of data – use of models
H. Using Romania example to move from pilot level on to national level as country is willing to borrow 50 m euros to conduct national level assessment
H. Discussion
Presented at the Black Sea – Danube Regional Conference on Nutrient Pollution Control in Chisinau, Moldova – October 2006
Progress on Malawi Soil Organic Carbon mapExternalEvents
This presentation was given during the Workshop on Soil Cabon Mapping of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) that took place at FAO headquarters 23 November 2016. The presentation was made by James Banda, from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development of Malawi
A Portrait of Mississippi was published in January of 2009. Commissioned by the Mississippi State Conference NAACP and funded by Oxfam America this is a Social SenseMaking project undertaken by authors Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis and the American Human Development Project team working in long term collaboration with Humantific's UnderstandingLab team. Mississippi ranks last among U.S. states on the American Human Development Index. This study examines disparities by county, race, and gender. Its purpose is SenseMaking for ChangeMaking.
For 12,000 years, the Mississippi River has powered through Minnesota, where it’s scrawled a deep gorge like a signature through limestone and prairie. The source of this massive geological imprint was the River’s only true waterfall, now known as St. Anthony Falls, which receded over millennia and now graces the heart of Minneapolis. It is this unique geography, geology and history that inspired a schematic vision for a new destination park on the West Bank of St. Anthony Falls, developed by the Minneapolis Parks Foundation in partnership with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, and conveyed to Park Board Commissioners on Wednesday, October 22, in the form of a design presentation and 3D flythrough animation.
Experiences in Nutrient Pollution Control Planning, Implementation and Evalua...Iwl Pcu
Thomas Simpson, University of Maryland and The World Bank Group
Presented at the Black Sea – Danube Regional Conference on Nutrient Pollution Control in Chisinau, Moldova – October 2006
Voluntary Stewardship Program: Background and Progress in Thurston CountyNisqually River Council
Charissa Waters, associate long range planner, updated the Council on the implementation of the Voluntary Stewardship Program in Thurston County. She presented at the August 2015 meeting.
The Danube - Black Sea Strategic Partnership Program: Progress, Issues and Wa...Iwl Pcu
Jitendra Srivastava & Meeta Sehgal
Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Unit
Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
U.S.A.
Moldova, October 2006
Breakout Session Slide
Vermont’s Journey towards Pay for Performance: Partnerships and Lessons Learned – Sonia Howlett discussed how in addition to practice-based programs, Vermont offers a payment for ecosystem services program that funds modelled P loss reductions on farms and another that supplements NRCS CSP.
Monday, February 12, 2:30 - 2:55 p.m.
Natural farming @ Dr. Siddhartha S. Jena.pptxsidjena70
A brief about organic farming/ Natural farming/ Zero budget natural farming/ Subash Palekar Natural farming which keeps us and environment safe and healthy. Next gen Agricultural practices of chemical free farming.
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
"Understanding the Carbon Cycle: Processes, Human Impacts, and Strategies for...MMariSelvam4
The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
Artificial Reefs by Kuddle Life Foundation - May 2024punit537210
Situated in Pondicherry, India, Kuddle Life Foundation is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the living standards of coastal communities and simultaneously placing a strong emphasis on the protection of marine ecosystems.
One of the key areas we work in is Artificial Reefs. This presentation captures our journey so far and our learnings. We hope you get as excited about marine conservation and artificial reefs as we are.
Please visit our website: https://kuddlelife.org
Our Instagram channel:
@kuddlelifefoundation
Our Linkedin Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kuddlelifefoundation/
and write to us if you have any questions:
info@kuddlelife.org
UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
2. Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds InitiativeMississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
• Objective
– Improve the health of small watersheds by connecting locally
to agricultural producers and land
• Priorities
– Reduce off-site movement of sediment and nutrients
– Restore and enhance wildlife habitat and wetlands
– Maintain agricultural productivity
• Use a Systems Approach
– Conservation practices are used in combination for greater
effectiveness
• Examples of Conservation Practices
– Nutrient management
– Conservation tillage
– Cover crops
– Erosion control structures
– Management of agricultural drainage water 2
3. • Currently 73 active projects in 13
states
• $100 million dedicated in
Environmental Quality Incentives
Program from 2015–2018
• Additional funding opportunities
through Conservation Stewardship
Program (CSP), Agricultural
Conservation Easements Program
(ACEP), Regional Conservation
Partnership Program (RCPP)
Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI)
5. Key Findings of the CEAP Cropland
Regional Assessments
(Upper Mississippi, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes,
Ohio/Tennessee)
• The voluntary, incentives-based conservation approach is achieving results
• Opportunities exist to further reduce sediment and nutrient losses from cropland
• Comprehensive conservation planning and implementation are essential
• Targeting enhances effectiveness and efficiency
• Full treatment of the most vulnerable acres will require suites of conservation
practices because no single practice is a universal solution
6. Selection of Focus Areas for MRBI
• In consultation with State Technical Committees
• 8-digit HUCs
• Utilized a consistent watershed evaluation process including:
– Information from CEAP
– SPARROW model
– State-level nutrient
reduction strategies and
priorities
– State-level water quality
data
– Available monitoring and
modeling of nitrogen and
phosphorus management
8. Alignment with State Nutrient
Reduction Strategies
• NRCS and the state agencies confer on watershed priorities
and geographies.
• Leveraging of state and federal funds
• Many of the agriculture-related actions recommended in the
strategies fit MRBI Core Practices
– Sheet, Rill and Gulley Erosion Control
– Wetlands, Drainage Water Management
– Cover Crops
– 4R Nutrient Management
– Grazing Management
8
9. MRBI: Targeted Approach to ConservationMRBI: Targeted Approach to Conservation
• Concentrate efforts in focus areas
(high priority) at the small watershed
scale (HUC12)
• Identify critical or vulnerable acres
within the watersheds with the
greatest need for practice
implementation
Focus
Area
Focus
Area
12-Digit HUC
Initiative Areas
12-Digit HUC
Initiative Areas
10. Avoiding
Nutrient management
Rate, Timing, Form, Method
Controlling
Residue and tillage
management
Drainage Water Management
Trapping
Buffers
Wetlands designed for
nutrient removal
Conservation Systems Targeting: Avoid, Control, Trap (ACT)
Avoiding
TrappingControlling
ACT
12. Outputs and Outcomes – A Work in Progress
– Tracking Implementation
– Planning and Assessment Tools
– Edge of Field Reductions - modeled (CEAP)
– Edge of Field Reductions – monitoring
– Load Reductions - modeled
– In-Stream monitoring
14. Measuring Progress-
Planning Evaluation Tools
• Complete analysis of benchmark condition and planned
system
• Metrics associated with planning/evaluation tools to provide
anticipated impacts on specific resource concerns –
– RUSLE2
– WQIag
– Phosphorus/Nitrogen Index
– Stream Visual Assessment Protocol (SVAP)
– Geospatial analysis
15. Measuring Progress-
CEAP Framework
• NRCS used the Conservation Effects Assessment Program
(CEAP) statistical framework and calibrated modeling system
to estimate the amount of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus
reduced in MRBI small watersheds at the edge of field
• Framework currently applies to cropland only and does not
include some edge-of-field and instream practices that have a
high conservation benefit
17. Tools used in Collaboration with Partners
• Step-L/Region 5 spreadsheet
• Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF)
(USDA-ARS)
• annAGNPS (USDA-ARS)
• LOADEST (Purdue) – estimates from monitoring data
• Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) surveys
18. EOF monitoring in the MRBI
• It provides direct feedback on what is
happening on the farm
• It provides validation for tools and
assumptions
• It is confidential
• It engages the farmer at a very real level
of “what can I do to improve water
quality?”
19. EOF Monitoring to Date
• NRCS has existing AS 201/202
projects in AR, IN, MS, MO, NY,
OH, VT, WA, and WI.
• AL, IA and MI will be offering
EOF monitoring this FY.
• Since 2013, NRCS has funded
27 projects for approximately
$4.2M.
20. In-Stream Monitoring (Partners)
• NRCS will support edge-of-field monitoring and will
rely on other partners for in-stream monitoring and
monitoring at the outlet of the HUC12 (or other water
body)
• Where possible, EOF sites are located upstream of
existing in-stream monitoring sites with available
historical flow and water quality record to provide
additional insight into water quality improvement
USGS photo
21. MRBI Project – Upper Birds Point, MO
Targeting within HUC12 • Cropland that received damage during the 2011 flood
• Cropland that exceeds 3% slope with soil map units classified
as Hydrologic Group B, C, D
• Cropland with soil map units exceeding erosion K factor of 0.3
• Cropland with rice in rotation
Project Goals/Metrics • Reduce nutrient off-site movement
• Increase use of cover crops to 20% of watershed area
• Implement IWM and improve system efficiencies to reduce
runoff/leaching
• Implement grade stabilization on areas with concentrated flow
Tools • Nutrient Tracking Tool (NTT) – Calibrated specifically for use in
Missouri
• Drop Pipe program
22. MRBI Project – Upper Birds Point, MO
• Targeting strategies are
watershed specific to
reflect local conditions
• Identify inherent
vulnerabilities of the
physical landscape
• Determine existing
treatment levels
Project information courtesy of
Steve Hefner, Missouri NRCS
23. MRBI Project – Middle Eel, IN
Targeting within HUC12 • Conventionally tilled cropland
• Eroding row crop fields
• Livestock access to streams
• Inadequate waste storage
• Cropland without nutrient management plans
Project Goals/Metrics • Reduce nutrient off-site movement
• Improve stream ecological integrity
• Implement soil health practices
• Provide outreach and learning opportunities
• Link to other projects in the basin
Tools • Region 5 spreadsheet
• Biotic integrity (with partner)
• Water quality monitoring (with partner)
24. MRBI Project – Middle Eel, IN
Project information courtesy of Jill Reinhart, Indiana NRCS
25. Making Progress – Indian Creek Watershed, IL
• MRBI project through the CCPI
• Many partners involved bringing
expertise and funding (CTIC, IL EPA,
SWCDs)
• Concentration of practice
implementation-- large producer
participation, implemented practices on
57% of the watershed area
• Analyses of water samples collected
between 2010 and 2015 are showing a
positive impact on nutrient losses within
the region
26. Making Progress– St. Francis River, AR
• MRBI project through the CCPI - 2010
• Cross County and Poinsett County Conservation
Districts, ANRC, UA, AGFC, TNC, ADEQ
• Targeted approach -partners identified areas of high
conservation need and tailored practices, such as
nutrient management, residue and tillage
management, water control structures, and irrigation
pipelines
• In 2014, following years of focused conservation
work, two segments of the St. Francis River were
removed from the impaired waterway list because
water quality had improved
27. Questions?
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