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Regional initiatives addressing key water resources issues in the Region.
Regional Initiative
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Contact Person |
Partners
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Provide stakeholder driven tools and training to improve the current management of watersheds and rangelands to benefit water quality.
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Dr. Quentin Skinner
University of Wyoming |
Montana
Utah |
Education
Educate youth and teachers on watershed functions and the relationship between land use and water quality, through the development of curricula, youth programming and teacher training.
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Dr. Nancy Mesner
Utah State University |
South Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
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Best Management Practices
Implement participatory research via producer learning groups to field test Best Management Practices for improving water quality and agricultural profitability.
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Dr. David Clay
South Dakota State University |
North Dakota |
Manure / Nutrient Management
Provide research and outreach support for implementation of AFO/CAFO nutrient management programs to protect water quality in the Region.
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Dr. Jessica Davis
Colorado State University |
South Dakota
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Precision Agriculture / Geospatial Tools
Train water resource managers and crop producers in remote sensing and geospatial tools for improving management decisions.
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Dr. Bruce Seelig
North Dakota State University |
South Dakota
Montana
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Water Management / Conservation
Educate smallholder and underserved landowners about water quality and opportunities for irrigation water conservation.
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Dr. James Bauder
Montana State University |
Colorado
Utah |
Watershed and Rangeland Management is an initiative designed to provide stakeholder driven tools and training to improve the current management of watersheds and rangelands to benefit water quality. This initiative is further subdivided into information and resources concerning Livestock Care and Rangeland Management.
Education is a regional initiative committed to educating youth and teachers on watershed functions and the relationship between land use and water quality, through the development of curricula, youth programming and teacher training.
Best Management Practices are designed to help facilitate the implementation of participatory research via producer learning groups with the goal of improving water quality and agricultural profitability. This initiative is further subdivided into information and resources concerning the Colorado Corn Book.
Manure and Nutrient Management has directed to provide research and outreach for implementation of AFO/CAFO nutrient management programs to protect water quality in Region 8. This initiative is further subdivided into information and resources concerning Manure Management and Fertilizer Management.
Precision Agriculture and Geospatial Tools is a regional initiative geared toward the training of water resource managers and crop producers in remote sensing and geospatial tools for improving management decisions.
Watershed Management and Conservation has been designated to educate smallholder and underserved landowners about water quality and opportunities for irrigation water conservation. This initiative is further subdivided into information and resources concerning Water Conservation, Domestic Water Use, Landscape Water Use, and Irrigation Management.
Overall, the goal of the CSREES Northern Plains and Mountains Water Program is to protect and improve the quality of water resources throughout the United States and its territories through research, education and extension efforts.
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