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.
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Wetland Dynamics, LLC
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CO
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2014
Traditional bird or amphibian surveys typically require one or more observers in the field to document birds by sight or vocalization. A number of factors associated with different methods can result in negative impact to a species and poor monitoring results. With acoustic monitoring a species can be monitored for days or weeks with disturbance limited to brief visits to the site to set up and retrieve the recordings. The data are collected at all sites in the same way removing all observer bias or influences of inclement weather. The potential bias associated with data analysis is eliminated because recordings are scanned on a computer with the same recognizer. This technology has proven to be extremely effective for determination of presence or absence of specific wildlife species (bats and marine mammals) without the intrusion or influence of humans in the area. This project will utilize the technology of acoustic monitoring by developing, testing and refining recognizers to improve monitoring of threatened and endangered species in the San Luis Valley. Acoustic monitors will be deployed to detect breeding populations, focus Habitat improvement measures and measure success of treatments by the presence or absence of these species in locations that have baseline conditions documented through matching funds.
Alabama Mountains, Rivers and Valleys RC&D Council
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AL
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2014
Providing adequate water for livestock and vegetable crops on an appropriate scale is a problem for many small farmers. Most do not have irrigation systems, cannot leverage economies of scale to obtain them and have not historically participated in USDA programs to address these challenges. In addition, rainwater runoff can move sediment and nutrients into area streams, impacting water quality. This project will assist historically underserved producers with implementing practices to capture and store rainwater runoff from farm buildings thus reducing soil erosion and nutrient and sediment runoff to streams, and increasing the sustainability of small farms by improving access to affordable irrigation systems based on appropriate technology.
American Farmland Trust
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NY
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2014
To demonstrate the applicability of using denitrifying bioreactors and active drainage management to minimize nitrogen and phosphorous loads from shallow groundwater in agricultural landscapes.
LSU Agricultural Center
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LA
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2014
Removal of sugarcane residue off the rows using modified sweeper technology and in-season nitrogen recommendation using remote sensing technology.
The Kohala Center
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HI
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2014
1) Demonstrate the effectiveness of cover cropping in weed suppression, increasing organic content, 2) Increase farmer knowledge of cover crops and seasonal variations influencing cover crop varietal
choices and applications, and 3) Encourage the adoption of cover crop practices through on-farm educational events and the
dissemination of project-related information.
choices and applications, and 3) Encourage the adoption of cover crop practices through on-farm educational events and the
dissemination of project-related information.
The Nature Conservancy
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LA
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2014
Development of a water quality hot spot targeting tool to aid in the selection of 12 digit sub-watersheds in Louisiana for mitigation strategies. The main functional requirement of the application would be to identify “hot spots” where there are relatively high concentrDevations of selected water quality traits that represent potential problem areas. Supplemental data such as land cover and soils data would also be included to elucidate contributing factors to the “hot spot”. The “hot spot” analysis would be accomplished using readily available existing sample data from EPA and LDEQ. These sample data would be interpolated within 8 digit sub-basins (HUC 8) to create heat maps. This would allow users to evaluate 12 digit sub-watersheds based on relative concentrations of water quality traits within the HUC 8 and the supplemental data.
University of Rhode Island Department of Natural Resource Scinece
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RI
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2014
The long term goal is to increase the impact of NRCS practices to create ESH, which will result in improved habitat for priority species. The project objectives, which will be
achieved during the 30 month project period, are to: Develop written protocol for a new monitoring and evaluation approach for
NRCS practices aimed at creating ESH; Provide recommendations for improving the ESH practice and revising the
related practice standards and job sheets; Provide training to NRCS staff in the use of the new monitoring and evaluation protocol; develop a network of ESH demonstration sites in Rhode Island with information
and directions available on the RhodeIslandWoods website.
achieved during the 30 month project period, are to: Develop written protocol for a new monitoring and evaluation approach for
NRCS practices aimed at creating ESH; Provide recommendations for improving the ESH practice and revising the
related practice standards and job sheets; Provide training to NRCS staff in the use of the new monitoring and evaluation protocol; develop a network of ESH demonstration sites in Rhode Island with information
and directions available on the RhodeIslandWoods website.
University of Rhode Island Plant Science Department
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RI
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2014
The objectives of this project are to: Demonstrate the use of novel summer cover crops and interseeded winter cover crops; Identify best practices for utilizing novel summer cover crops and quantify potential for sequestering carbon and nitrogen; Teach farmers to actively manage their soil microbial community and nitrogen levels with new soil tests and cover crops.
Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams
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KS
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2014
Innovative stimulation of widespread cover crop adoption.
American Indian Education Consultants, Inc. (AIEC)
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CA
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2014
Conduct a Field Demonstration designed to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies that will enhance the agricultural production of acorn in accordance with NRCS standards resulting in a technological approach or a substantive method that can be used to augment agency technical guidance.