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

A Watershed Report Card: Social Considerations in Establishing and Implementing TMDLs

Learning from the National Non Point Source Monitoring Program

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

Changes in Cropping Patterns Affect Nitrate-N in the Raccoon River Basin

Has the Conservation Reserve Program Benefited Grassland Birds in the United States?

Grazing Lands CEAP: An NRCS Vision

Assessing Watershed Soil Quality: Approaches and Preliminary Results

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

Measuring Agricultural Conservation Practice Effects on Fish and Wildlife

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

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

National, Holistic Watershed-Scale Approach for Studying Agricultural Chemicals

Impacts of Decade-Long Precipitation Variations on Watershed Sediment Yield and Implications for the Conservation Effects Assessment Project

Regionalization of SWAT Model Parameters in Arkansas Priority Watersheds

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)

Integrating Field Studies and Watershed Models To Improve Lake Water Quality

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
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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

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

Missing the Bull's Eye With Targeting?

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

Why Science Is Not Enough: Collaborative Watershed Planning

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

Nutrient and Herbicide Transport in Streams of the Salt River Basin, Missouri

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)

Targeting Best Management in Contrasting Watersheds

Improving The Cost-Effectiveness Of USFWS Wetland Easements Through The Mapping Of Agricultural Land Values Across Landscapes

An Agency Approach to Resource Management Plans (Presented on behalf of Corey Mason)

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

Soil Cover Change: Cropping Intensification vs. Conservation Tillage

Adaptive Management and CEAP: Linking Project Management with Better Accountability

Maximizing Conservation Benefits from the 1997 Farm Bill: Holistic Policy Options from an NGO

Multi-Year Change in Water Quality From Small, Single Use Pasture Watersheds

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

Soil Management Practices to Reduce Erosion and Improve Soil Quality

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

Conservation Practices and Water Quality in the Iowa River's South Fork Watershed

Transport of Agricultural Chemicals: Estimating Lag Times in Different Hydrologic Environments

AnnAGNPS Application for Beasley Lake Watershed Conservation Practices Assessment

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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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.

Environmental benefits of Conservation Reserve Program buffers

Stratification of soil organic carbon and its impact on environmental quality.

Carbon Sequestered in Bison Ranges of South Dakota

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.

USDA's Conservation Effects Assessment Program (CEAP) Poster.

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.

A Tool for Estimating Best Management Practice Effectiveness in Arkansas.

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

Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) Watershed Studies.

Adoption of Manure Management Practices: The Case of Manure Testing.