Presentations
Resource Assessment
The Need to Account for Site-Specific Information on Farming Activities in Assessing the Environmental Impact of Agriculture
Evaluation of BMPs Using Statistical and SWAT Modeling in the Goodwater Creek Watershed
Canada’s National Program to Assess Environmental Performance of Agriculture: National Agri-Environmental Health Analysis and Reporting Program
Environmental Impacts of Managed Haying and Biomass Harvests in Conservation Reserve Program Buffers (presented on behalf of Verel W. Benson)
County- and Watershed-Level Assessment of NRCS Conservation Program Effectiveness: Development of A New Michigan-Wide Assessment Method
Effects of Best-Management Practices in Three Agricultural Watersheds in Wisconsin, 1989-2002
Effectiveness of Agricultural Best Management Practices on the Ecological Integrity of A Mackinaw River Subwatershed, Illinois
Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBS) in the Lower Little Bow River Basin of Southern Alberta
Integrating Economic Analysis into Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBS) (Carlyle Ross)
Assessing the Relative Timing and Contribution of Mechanical and Hydrologic Effects of Vegetation on Stream-Bank Stability
Designing Stream Sampling Protocols for Measuring Ecological Effects of Conservation Practices
Modeling the Effects of Rangeland Conservation Practices on Water-Soil Quality, and Plant Productivity
Riparian Land Management for Sediment Trapping in A Headwater Catchment of Northern Laos
Economic Costs and Benefits Associated with Improved Environmental Quality in Two Agricultural Watersheds
Research Methods
Watershed-Level Influences on the Development of Environmental Performance Standards for Stream Sediments in Potato Production Regions of Atlantic Canada
Using Paired Watersheds to Evaluate the Effects of Agricultural Best Management Practices on Water Quality in South-Central Minnesota
Potential Use, Limitations, and Research Needs for Duration Curves for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Land Management Practices
Impacts of Decade-Long Precipitation Variations on Watershed Sediment Yield and Implications for the Conservation Effects Assessment Project
Watershed-Scale Economic Assessment of BMP Effect on Improving Water Quality within South Tobacco Creek, Manitoba
The Effectiveness of Conservation Practices on Water Quality: A State-Level Analysis at the Watershed Scale (Presented on behalf of Manoj Jha)
Impact of Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) on Water Quality for Three Beef Cattle Farms in the Salmon River Watershed in British Columbia
Application of SWAT to assess the Illinois Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in the La Moine River Basin
From Conflict to Cooperation: Enlisting Stakeholders to Address Water Quality Disputes in an Embattled Watershed
Integrated Analysis of Weed Management Practices to Reduce Atrazine Contamination in a Missouri Watershed
Addressing Watershed Nonpoint Source Pollution With An Integrated Environmental And Economic Computer Modeling System Using an Automated Program
Estimating Preferential Flow to a Subsurface Drain with Implications for Glyphosate Transport in a Small Agricultural Watershed
"My presentation is a short version of my paper that was just published in the Journal of Environmental Quality. I would prefer that attendees or others access the paper if they want more information." ~WS
"My presentation is a short version of my paper that was just published in the Journal of Environmental Quality. I would prefer that attendees or others access the paper if they want more information." ~WS
Relating Herbicide Loadings to Satellite-Derived Land Use on Watersheds with Runoff-Prone Soils (Presented on behalf of Gab-Sue Jang)
I-FARM: A Web-Based Model for Quantifying Farm and Regional Scale - Impacts of Bio-Refinery Feedstock Supply
Effects of Input Uncertainties on Scenario Predictions for National Assessments of Conservation Practices
An Integrated Economic-Hydrologic Modeling Framework for the Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices
Environmental and Economic Assessment of Five Conservation Practises in the Steppler – South Tobacco Creek Watershed Project
Targeting
Willingness of Michigan Farmers to Participate in and Cooperate Within the Conservation Security Program
Simulating the Effects of Alternative Management Practices on Suspended Sediment and Phosphorus Loads to Green Bay using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and SNAP-Plus
Watershed Conservation Management Planning Using the Integrated Field and Channel Technology of AnnAGNPS and CONCEPTS (Presented on behalf of Eddy Langendoen)
Evaluation of Conservation Practices in a Mixed-Land Use Watershed Using Interdisciplinary Analyses
Documenting the Effects of Agricultural Practices on Stream Habitats and Their Species: Case Studies From Oregon, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Washington.
Agroforestry in the 2007 Farm Bill: Using Science To Target Landscape Change and Inform Policy
United States and Australian Environmental Conservation Programs: Contrasts in History, Propensity to Conserve, and Focus (presented on behalf of Felix Spinelli)
Integrated Management Strategy for the Development and Implementation of An Atrazine TMDL for Aquilla Lake.
Assessing Ephemeral Gully Erosion in the Cheney Lake CEAP Watershed Using GIS, TIEGEM and the AnnAGNPS Model To Improve Conservation Effectiveness
Remote Sensing Techniques to Target Conservation Efforts at the Field Level and Beyond
The WEBs (Watershed Evaluation of BMPs) Project - Quantifying Environmental and Economic Effects Across Canada
An Evaluation of Data Availability and Monitoring of Conservation Policies and Practices in the Lower Little Blue River Watershed of Nebraska and Kansas. (Presented on behalf of Lisa Kelly)
Considerations for National-Level Targeting of Conservation Program Efforts for Water Quality Protection
The Public Policy Challenge of Working Agricultural Landscapes: Trade Offs among Ecosystem Services and Traditional Agricultural Commodities--Implication for Watersheds
Using the Spatially Explicit Delivery Model and the Revised Universal Soil-Loss Equation to Target High-Risk Sediment Loading Areas at Multiple Scales
Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis for Improving Federal Conservation Program Effectiveness
Using Genetic Algorithms and an Integrated Water Quality-Economic Model to Identify Optimal Placement of Conservation Practices in a Watershed
A GIS-based Approach to Target Low Cost Agricultural Land Sensitive to Degradation (Presented on behalf of Nicholas Schmitz)
Improving The Cost-Effectiveness Of USFWS Wetland Easements Through The Mapping Of Agricultural Land Values Across Landscapes
Realistic Expectations
Valuing and Compensating Environmental Services from Wisconsin Agricultural Landscapes: The Role of Private Markets
Impacts of Intensive Potato Production on Water Yield and Sediment Load (Black Brook Experimental Watershed: 1992-2002)
Simulation of Conservation Practice Adoption and Water Quality Impacts in an Iowa CEAP Watershed with SWAT
BMP Challenge: Protecting Corn Farmers Who Adopt BMPs From Yield and Income Risk, and Documenting Economic and Environmental Outcomes
Maximizing Conservation Benefits from the 1997 Farm Bill: Holistic Policy Options from an NGO
The Effluent Limitations Guidelines and NPDES Permit Regulations for CAFO’s (Presented on behalf of Allison Wiedeman)
Using Small-Plot Research Information to Guide Development of Conservation Practice Research at the Watershed Scale
Detecting Water Quality Responses to Land Management Changes: Why Is It so Difficult?
CEAP-ARMS: Evidence on Conservation Practice Adoption from an Integrated National Survey
Evaluating the Timeframe for Measuring Changes in Stream Nitrate Concentrations from Large-Scale Land Use Change
Long-Term Watershed Studies of Conservation Tillage Highlight the Impact of Infrequent Events on Sediment and Herbicide Transport
Assessing the Biodiversity Benefits of Farmland Revegetation in the Western Australian Wheatbelt
Transport of Agricultural Chemicals: Estimating Lag Times in Different Hydrologic Environments
Conference Resources:
Abstracts & Presentations
108-page conference program, including abstracts for all of the oral and poster presentations offered at the workshop.
The presentations below are listed alphabetically by presenter, in the category in which they were offered. If you're not sure who the presenter was, but remember when you saw them, you can download a copy of the presentation schedule here.
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Workshop Posters
Integrating adaptive management into the Conservation Effects Assessment Project Wetlands National Assessment Component - A pilot investigation in the Prairie Pothole Region of the U.S.
Stratification of soil organic carbon and its impact on environmental quality.
Bacterial source tracking and land-use: determining the sources of E. coli in 4 watersheds in B.C. from their headwaters to lower elevation sites using ribotyping.
Developing an Historical Landuse Record for Sub-Basins of the Calapooia River Watershed in Oregon.
The significance of soil variability across twin watersheds in assessing the impact of agricultural practices on water quality: within the Bras d’Henri basin, Quebec, Canada.
An experimental approach to assess the influence of nutrient and pesticide practices on headwater agricultural watersheds in central Ohio
Drainage Water Management as a BMP to Reduce Nitrate Loss from Cropland to Surface Waters in the Mississippi River Basin and the Hypoxic Zone in the Gulf.
Using NRI simulation modeling to identify potential priority cropland acres for conservation program implementation.
Surface water modeling in support of establishment of total maximum daily loads for nitrate in the Cedar River Basin, Iowa

