Journal of Soil and Water Conservation back issues from March 2005:
Before Native Americans.(RAISE YOUR VOICE)(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Elliott West illustrates how historical research can aid current conservation efforts (September-October 2004). Early 20th century observers described sparsely-timbered riparian areas in the Great Plains, which greatly influenced current concepts of the "natural" state. However, West's ...
Dirty little secret.(RAISE YOUR VOICE)(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Ted Napier (Raise Your Voice November/December 2004) has exposed the dirty little secret of "organic" proponents who attempt to justify "organic" production by equating it to sustainable agriculture. The truth is that "organic" is the antithesis of sustainability because tillage (a lot of ...
Green payment windfalls and pitfalls: a guest editorial written by a leading conservation professional.(VIEWPOINT)
Mar 01, 2005; ... During the past twenty years, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), and Conservation Security Program (CSP) created location specific, results orientated approaches, which gained support from farmers and from policymakers. Certain past ...
Water dropping in Great Lakes.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... A new report by the Georgian Bay Association, a group representing 17,000 people who live on the islands and coasts of the sprawling bay on the eastern side of Lake Huron, says Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are losing vast amounts of water because of a decades-old dredging project. Water ...
Large Midwest land conservation donation.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The Garst family of Coon Rapids, Iowa, once made famous by hosting Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at their family farm in 1959, have donated that farm and surrounding lands to create a land conservation area in west-central Iowa that will eventually total over 5,000 acres. When ...
International environmental management society sets keynote speaker.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... <Pre> "We call upon the waters that rim the earth, horizon to horizon, that flow in our rivers and streams, that fall upon our gardens and fields, and we ask that they teach us and show us the way." --Chinook Blessing Litany </Pre> A leading authority on international water issues, ...
Innovative campaigns for water shortage education.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Two innovative campaigns focus on educating the public about the lack of water necessary for activities that the public used to take for granted. One, the Hemptown Clothing, Inc. is pushing its' hemp T-shirt apparel brand with education that one cotton tee takes 1,740 gallons of water to ...
Factoids.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(2005 index of environmental sustainability)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The 2005 index of environmental sustainability ranks nations on their success at such tasks as maintaining or improving air and water quality, maximizing biodiversity and cooperating with other countries on environmental problems. A team of environmental experts at Yale and Columbia ...
GAO report on brownfields gives suggestions to EPA.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Government Accountability Office)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... There are an estimated 450,000 to 1 million brownfields--sites where redevelopment is hindered due to the presence of hazardous substances--in the United States. Although a number of federal agencies provide funding and technical assistance to aid in restoring brownfields, the U.S ....
National tax on drinks to pay for stormwater infrastructure.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The failing water infrastructure is prompting a proposal for a national tax on beer, soft drinks, and other beverages to pay for construction of sewer projects. In February, sewer and water officials met in Washington, D.C. with large bottlers, such as Coors, and Coca-Cola to discuss the ...
CAFOs leaking antibiotic resistant bacteria.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... A December 2004 study warns that concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) emit bacteria resistant to antibiotics in the air. The study of a Mid-Atlantic large swine operation by Dr. Kellogg Schwab found that workers at CAFOs are at greatest risk for airborne exposure to antibiotic ...
Designer composts may combat phosphorus overload.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... There are designer handbags and designer shoes, so why not designer compost? Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are studying environmentally friendly composts that help keep phosphorus from seeping into water supplies. Applying manure and composts as nitrogen ...
New system allows earth-friendly use of hog waste.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... A new method invented by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators for treating swine-production waste-water may benefit hog producers and the environment alike. Researchers--soil scientists Matias Vanotti, Ariel Szogi, and Patrick Hunt--after a year-long evaluation ...
www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp.(ON THE WEB)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Conservation Security Program Self Assessment Workbook is available to producers online--www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp--or from local Natural Resources ...
http:soils.usda.gov/sqi/soil_quality/assessment/index.html.(ON THE WEB)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... At http:soils.usda.gov/sqi/soil_quality/assessment/index.html anyone can download the Soil Conditioning Index, a ...
http://wmc.ar.nrcs.usda.gov/technical.wq.html.(ON THE WEB)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Water quality resources, including a Manure Management ...
SWCS releases preliminary findings of CEAP review.(CONSERVATION NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Soil and Water Conservation Society)(Conservation Effects Assessment Project)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) released the preliminary findings of a review of the new U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). USDA asked the Society to help design and implement CEAP by facilitating an external, policy-level ...
Going retro: celebrating 60 years of the JSWC.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Conservation -- A Misused Word by Lauren K. Soth, winner of the Pulitzer prize for editorial writing and was the editor of the editorial pages of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, found in Volume 20, Issue 3: May/June 1965. The word "conservation" is saturated with goodness ....
Do erosion control and snakes mesh?(Cover Story)
Mar 01, 2005; ... In the battle to curb soil erosion and sedimentation, numerous techniques and products for controlling erosion and sedimentation have been developed and are being implemented. Rolled erosion control products, such as temporary erosion control blankets and permanent turf reinforcement mats, ...
The value of carbon credits: is there a final answer?
Mar 01, 2005; ... Given the increasing interest in using marketable carbon (C)-credits to reduce atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, many potential purchasers and producers of C-credits in the United States have started to inquire what the price of a C-credit might be. In some cases, the ...
Getting conservation on the land using GIS.
Mar 01, 2005; ... New programs, new practices, new rules, more customers, fewer staff--what's a practicing conservationist to do? This article is directed towards any federal, state, or local conservation entity at the field office level that wants to make the most of time spent in the office in order to do ...
Professional development through workshops and conferences.(SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY IN ACTION)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... March 22-23, 2005 The Annual Soil and Water Conservation Society, West North Central Region Members' Development Workshop Ankeny, IA--Although attendance has been current and future Chapter officers, agency management, and representatives of other organizations, all ...
Connecting the conservation professional.(SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY IN ACTION)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The Soil and Water Conservation Society is connecting today's conservation professional. The Society provides members with opportunities to connect with natural resource professionals in the study of forestry, soil science, water quality, climate change, planning, landscape architecture, ...
No-till transplanting of vegetables and tobacco to reduce erosion and nutrient surface runoff.(RESEARCH)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Tennessee is blessed with a long growing season, a location within a day's drive of most of the US population, and a history of growing high-value crops that require substantial labor and management. In an effort to help its clients realize the full benefit of these advantages, in 1996 the ...
Trends in recent reservoir sedimentation rates in Southwestern Ohio.
Mar 01, 2005; ... Reservoir sedimentation is a well-documented phenomenon throughout the United States with direct impacts on reservoirs as well as indirect downstream effects (Dendy and Bolton, 1976; Williams and Wolman, 1984; Meade et al., 1990; Collier et al., 1997, Stallard, 1998). It is a particularly ...
Assessment of groundwater use by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the Luancheng Xian Region and potential implications for water conservation in the Northwestern North China Plain.
Mar 01, 2005; ... Brown and Halweil (1998) reported that water shortages in China could shake world food security. With an area of 3.3 [10.sup.5] [km.sup.2] and a population of over 300 million people, the North China Plain is one of the worlds' major agricultural areas and produces about one-fifth of ...
Tillage effects on rainfall partitioning and sediment yield from an ultisol in central Alabama.
Mar 01, 2005; ... Coastal Plain soils in the Southeast have traditionally been intensively cropped under conventional (disk, chisel plow, in-row subsoiling, field cultivate) tillage systems. These highly-weathered soils have relatively sandy surfaces, tend to be drought-prone, and are susceptible to ...
Grain-size variation in the Middle Yellow River attributed to soil conservation.
Mar 01, 2005; ... The Yellow River, the second largest river in China, is noted for frequent floods that are often attributed with significant sediment deposition in the lower reach of the river. The whole river system [drainage area of 750,000 [km.sup.2] (290,000 [mi.sup.2])] is spatially divided into ...