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Since its inception in 2004, CIG has funded hundreds of projects, boosting natural resource conservation while helping producers improve the health of their operations for the future. Use this tool to search for CIG projects based on any of the criteria listed below.
CIG projects from 2004-2009 may be missing information in the following categories: Resource Concern (specific), Conservation Practice, Production/Use.
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Dr. Austin Shelton, University of Guam Sea Grant
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GU
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2018
This CIG is with Dr. Austin Shelton, University of Guam Sea Grant, to address, through new innovative technologies, several human activities that accelerate the erosion process, including inappropriate road construction, off-road vehicle traffic, and arson-induced fires. Specifically, the purpose is to address the serious soil erosion problem in the Ugum watershed and its associated turbidity that have been adversely affecting water quality in the Ugum River.
Iowa State University
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IA
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2018
The goal of this project is to evaluate and demonstrate the removal of N, P, and E. coli in woodchip bioreactors designed with secondary treatment for P removal. We will achieve this goal through installing monitoring ports at multiple locations in two new bioreactors, designed and installed in collaboration with Iowa NRCS.
Iowa State University
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IA
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2018
This project's goal is to improve the understanding of the function of saturated buffer, aid in their design, and assist in further adoption, the proposed research will address the following objectives: 1. Conduct literature review and field investigations of saturated buffers in Iowa. 2. Develop a model of groundwater flow using both MODFLOW and SEEP/W. 3. Develop a probabilistic model for slope stability analysis for saturated buffers using SLOPE/W. 4. Compare field measurements for Iowa saturated buffer installation sites with groundwater and slope stability model results. 5. Investigate relationship between groundwater flow, depth of stream channel, and distance from streambed to distribution pipe on the slope stability and erosion susceptibility of the streambed face. 6. Develop design guidelines for implementation of saturated buffers in locations with greater than 8 ft. (2.4 m) of incised channel depth. 7. Identify and recommend stability and slope armoring techniques to mitigate risk of channel bank erosion and failure.
Kansas State University
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KS
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2018
The goal of this project is to develop a successful system to control Old World Bluestem in rangelands while minimizing negative impacts on soils and native vegetations.
LSU Agricultural Center
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LA
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2018
Runoff loss of dissolved phosphorus (DP) from pasture soil with a high concentration of P can be substantially reduced by double-cropping summer / winter hay in waterside buffer strips and increasing the yields of hay with better N fertilizer management. These management practices maximize the rate of soil P removal, thus the rate at which the native capacity of the soil to capture DP from runoff is restored.
LSU Agricultural Center
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LA
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2018
The Haney test has been adopted as Soil Health Nutrient Tool in NRCS programs. However, its adequacy is not known in anaerobic production systems due to the fact that the test was originally developed for upland soils. Currently there is no study and demonstration available as to how well the Haney test works in assessing different nutrient pools in flooded rice agroecosystems. The lack of this knowledge could result in economic loss for farmers and negatively affect the environment. This project will assess the adequacy of Haney test with the goal to calibrate the Haney test as Soil Health Nutrient Tool for rice production in Louisiana.
LSU Agricultural Center
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LA
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2018
This project will demonstrate and quantify the relationship of winter and fallow season cover crops have on soil health, yield, and yield variability of a rice-soybean rotation in Louisiana.
LSU Agricultural Center
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LA
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2018
Baccharis control by broadcast application of triclopyr could improve the survival and growth of juvenile bottomland hardwood forests and enhance forb and grass richness for wildlife benefit. The objectives of this project are to:
1. Demonstrate the efficacy of winter broadcast application of triclopyr on baccharis control, hardwood survival and growth promotion, and forb and grass diversity relative to carrying out no baccharis control and carrying out baccharis control with a more conventional method of cutting baccharis and spraying triclopyr on each stump
2. Demonstrate the efficacy of winter broadcast application of triclopyr at 6 qt/acre relative to lower rates with and without surfactants.
3. Determine the financial performance of the baccharis control measures.
4. Integrate information from the project into ongoing LSU AgCenter extension programming of landowner/natural resource professional workshops, extension bulletins, and media releases (newspaper, website, TV, radio) as well as fact sheets and manual updates produced in collaboration with NRCS personnel
5. Host a field tour of the demonstration project for natural resource management professionals and landowners
1. Demonstrate the efficacy of winter broadcast application of triclopyr on baccharis control, hardwood survival and growth promotion, and forb and grass diversity relative to carrying out no baccharis control and carrying out baccharis control with a more conventional method of cutting baccharis and spraying triclopyr on each stump
2. Demonstrate the efficacy of winter broadcast application of triclopyr at 6 qt/acre relative to lower rates with and without surfactants.
3. Determine the financial performance of the baccharis control measures.
4. Integrate information from the project into ongoing LSU AgCenter extension programming of landowner/natural resource professional workshops, extension bulletins, and media releases (newspaper, website, TV, radio) as well as fact sheets and manual updates produced in collaboration with NRCS personnel
5. Host a field tour of the demonstration project for natural resource management professionals and landowners
Matt's Healthy Woods and Wildlife
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MO
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2018
Currently in Missouri, as in many parts of the country, the felling of trees in a Forest Stand Improvement (FSI) thinning is restricted to certain portions of the year, depending on presence and proximity to known colonies of endangered bats. By using the Hack &, Squirt method, FSI can still be conducted during the no-cut period, providing bats with necessary forest openings and forest managers with an additional 7 months to conduct non-commercial thinning, because it does not involve the felling of trees. The Hack &, Squirt method is already in use in Missouri, however, specific information regarding application methods, dose, and herbicide are unknown for individual tree species.By minimizing non-target effects, the amount of living roots in the soil and the remaining above-ground biomass will be maximized, leading to improved soil health versus a treatment in which non-target effects are not minimized
New Mexico State University
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NM
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2018
Demonstrate and quantify the benefits of improved soil health with planting grass buffer strips in cropped center pivots, including cover crops and diversifying crop rotations.