Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Landscape photo of fields with a river.

Project Search

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.

Project and Report Search Toggle

Showing 571 - 580 of 1802 projects
Improving Water Use Efficiency through No‐till Cover Cropping and Solarization
University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources     |     HI     |     2015
1) examine the efficacy of sustainable weed management approaches (such as integrating conservation tillage with cover cropping and soil solarization) in increasing WUE, 2) evaluate in improvement of soil health is responsible for the increased WUE associated with sustainable weed management, 3) monitor weed densities and soil water storage properties associated with sustainable weed management practices, and 4) perform outreach activities to teach farmers how to improve WUE on their farms.
Refining the Use Environmental DNA for Aquatic Species Detection
Burns Paiute Tribe     |     OR     |     2015
The purpose of the proposed project is to refine existing environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques designed to detect and monitor rare, cryptic, and/or invasive species. eDNA is becoming widely used for detecting the presence of rare, cryptic, or invasive species. However, sampling is inconsistent and there are no known protocols for comprehensively sampling a stream or watershed. The project will target brook trout on the Lake Creek system in order to limit populations to promote Bull trout. Deliverables, development of comprehensive protocol for sampling eDNA for detection of rare and invasive species in a stream reach or watershed.
Demonstrate HSNT to New and Beginning Organic Farmers
Carolina Farm Stewardship     |     SC     |     2015
Demonstrate HSNT to New and Beginning Organic Farmers
Monitoring Edge of Field Monitoring
Eastern Connecticut Conservation District     |     CT     |     2015
NRCS has developed two Conservation Activities that establish recommended equipment and protocols by which to conduct edge-of-field water quality monitoring. Conservation Activity Code 201, Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring Data Collection and Evaluation, sets forth guidelines for the monitoring design, collection and analysis of data. Activity Code 202, sets forth requirements for system installation and equipment requirements for edge-of –field monitoring. Implementation of these two Conservation activities is expensive and highly technical and may deter participation by producers in edge-of-field water quality monitoring. ECCD proposes to develop less expensive and more producer-friendly sampling methods that will provide similar data as that provided by the established NRCS Conservation Activities, Codes 201 and 202, governing edge-of-field monitoring.
Evaluating if CRP-SAFE provides quality habitat and improves populations of
Idaho Department of Fish and Game     |     ID     |     2015
Determine how often SAFE projects are successful in establishing native forbs and grasses.Determine how seed mix design, seeding rates, equipment used for seeding (grain drill vs. native seed drill), timing of seeding (fall vs. spring), age of seeding, seedbed preparation (mechanical vs. chemical), post-seeding management practices (mechanical vs. chemical), and competition from existing and invading weed populations influence plant composition of CRP-SAFE projects to inform land managers about what SAFE management practices are successful at creating quality habitat and what management practices fail. Another objective is to evaluate CRP-SAFE fields by estimating demographic rates of grouse occupying a CRP-SAFE landscape in Power County Idaho where both CSTG and GSG occur.
Using iMapInvasives Technology to Help Maine Producers Address Invasive Plant Problems
MDACF-MNAP     |     ME     |     2015
Enable producers, Soil and Water Conservation Districts and NRCS staff, to adopt and benefit from an innovative mapping technology, I MapInvasives, to achieve strategic invasive plant management.
Merrimack Conservation District Soil Health Initiative
Merrimack CCD     |     NH     |     2015
Goal of project is to work with a mechanical aerator to reduce soil compaction and incorporate manure
Demonstrating drought resilient and carbon sequestration farming practices at Huichica Creek Vineyard, Napa Valley, CA.
Napa County RCD     |     CA     |     2015
Demonstrate how a traditionally managed vineyard can be converted into a climate/drought resilient and carbon sequestering farm that includes multiple perennial crop types, habitat for wildlife, and profits.
Northern Long Eared Bat Monitoring
Native Geographic     |     NH     |     2015
Monitor NLEB, and inform foresters and landowners about conservation practices which can benefit wildlife and forest health.
Field Research with Water Treatment Residuals (WTR) on Agricultural Fields to Determine the Ability of such materials to reduce runoff.
Northern Tilth     |     NH     |     2015
Develop BMPs for Water Treatment Residuals to help manage P runoff.
Download CSV