Publications

Topic index

CEAP Highlights | Bibliographies and literature reviews | CEAP (general) | National Assessment: Cropland | Grazing Lands | Wetlands | Wildlife Habitat | Watershed Assessment Studies | News Releases

CEAP Highlights

• CEAP Highlights, June 2010 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, September 2009 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, May 2009 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, February 2009 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, October 2008 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, July 2008 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, April 2008 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, December 2007 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, August 2007 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, April 2007 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, January 2007 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
• CEAP Highlights, October 2006 (PDF; 0.3 MB)

Bibliographies and literature reviews

• National Agricultural Library dynamic bibliographies, updated automatically, 2003 to the present. These bibliographies produce search results for articles and publications produced on findings from Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) supported studies. They include journal articles, reports and studies by CEAP scientists and researchers, fact sheets and the CEAP bibliographies.
• Conservation of Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes of the United States, April 2011: Full Report; Summary (PDF, 2.5 MB)
• Conservation Effects Assessment Project Bibliographies (brochure), October 2008 (PDF; 0.8 MB)
• Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife, August 2008
• Fish and Wildlife Response to Farm Bill Conservation Practices. September 2007
• Environmental Benefits of Conservation on Cropland: The Status of Our Knowledge. 2006
• Environmental Effects of Conservation Practices on Grazing Lands, September 2006
• Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes, September 2006
• Fish & Wildlife Benefits of Farm Bill Conservation Programs 2000-2005 Update, October 2005
• Agricultural Conservation Practices and Related Issues: Reviews of the State of the Art and Research Needs, August 2004
• Data and Modeling for Environmental Credit Trading, August 2004
• Environmental Effects of U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs, August 2004
• Implementing Agricultural Conservation Practices: Barriers and Incentives, August 2004

CEAP (general)

• Enhancing conservation on agricultural landscapes: A new direction for the Conservation Effects Assessment Project, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 63:6, pp. 198A-203A. November 2008 (PDF; 0.6 MB)
• The first five years of the Conservation Effects Assessment Project, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 63:6, pp. 185A-197A. November 2008 (PDF; 1.9 MB)
• CEAP Fact Sheet, December 2006 (PDF; 5.8 MB)
• CEAP Blue Ribbon Panel Final Report May 9, 2006
• Conservation Provisions of the 2007 Farm Bill: Opportunities to Inform Debate September 2005
• "The length we go: Measuring Environmental Benefits of Conservation Practices," Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 59:5, pp. 96A-103A. September-October 2004 (PDF; 0.4 MB)

National Assessments

• Cropland - documentation reports
  • Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Ohio-Tennessee River Basin, February 2012
  • Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Great Lakes Region, October 2011
  • Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Chesapeake Bay, March 2011
  • Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, June 2010
  • Model Simulation of Soil Loss, Nutrient Loss and Soil Organic Carbon Associated with Crop Production July 2006
  • Data Integration and Modeling poster, Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting, August 2005 (PDF; 1.2 MB)
  • National Resources Inventory Conservation Effects Assessment Project , brochure, October 2003 (PDF; 1 MB)
  • Farmer Surveys
    • NASS data collection documents for 2006 farmer surveys:
      • Interviewer's manual, (Zipped PDF; 1 MB)
      • Farmer questionnaire, (PDF; 0.3 MB)
      • Respondent booklet, guidance on answering questions in the farmer questionnaire (PDF; 0.1 MB)
      • Conservation plan questionnaire for USDA personnel, (PDF; 0.1 MB)
    • 2005 farmer surveys:
      • Interviewer's manual, (Zipped PDF; 1 MB)
      • Farmer questionnaire, (PDF; 0.7 MB)
      • Respondent booklet, (PDF; 0.1 MB)
      • Conservation plan questionnaire for USDA personnel, (PDF; 0.1 MB)
      • Supporting documentation for Information Collection Request, May 2005 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
    • 2004 farmer surveys:
      • Interviewer's manual, (Zipped PDF; 1.5 MB)
      • Farmer questionnaire, (PDF; 0.8 MB)
      • Respondent booklet, (PDF; 0.1 MB)
      • Conservation plan questionnaire for USDA personnel, (PDF; 0.1 MB)
    • 2003 farmer surveys:
      • Interviewer's manual, (includes conservation plan questionnaire) (Zipped PDF; 1.6 MB)
      • Farmer questionnaire, (PDF; 0.1 MB)
      • Respondent booklet, (PDF; 0.1 MB)
• Grazing Lands
  • Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices: Assessment, Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps, David Briske, ed., November 2011
  • Pastureland conservation effects assessment project: Status and expected outcomes. Sanderson et al., Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, September-October 2011 (PDF; 1.9 MB)
  • AGWA: The Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment Tool to Inform Rangeland Management. Goodrich et al., Society for Range Management, 2011. (PDF; 0.6 MB)
  • Techniques for assessing the environmental outcomes of conservation practices applied to rangeland watersheds. Weltz et al., Journal of soil and Water Conservation, Sept-Oct 2011 (PDF; 1.2 MB)
  • Wildfire and invasive plants in American deserts: A special feature. Weltz et al., Rangeland Ecology and Management, September 2011 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • A rangeland hydrology and erosion model. Nearing et al., Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and biological Engineers. March 2011 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
  • National ecosystem assessments supported by scientific and local knowledge. Herrick et al., Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, October 2010 (0.7 MB)
  • Pasture monitoring at a farm scale with the USDA NRCS pasture condition score system. Sanderson et al., Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, November-December 2009 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
  • A new splash and sheet erosion equation for rangeland. Wei et al., Soil Science Society of America Journal, July-August 2009 (PDF; 0.8 MB)
  • Assessing the benefits of grazing land conservation practices. Weltz et al., Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, November-December 2008 (PDF; 0.4 MB)
  • CEAP Grazing Lands Assessment Fact Sheet, January 2007 (PDF; 1.5 MB)
  • Rangeland field data techniques and data applications. Spaeth et al., Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2005 (PDF; 2.1 MB)
  • New proposed National Resources Inventory protocols on nonfederal rangelands. Spaeth et al., Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, January-February 2003 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
• Wetlands
  • Assessing Wetland Restoration Practices On Southern Agricultural Lands: The Wetlands Reserve Program In The Southeastern Coastal Plain, February 2012 (PDF; 3.1 MB)
  • Conservation Effects Assessment Project—Wetlands Assessment in California’s Central Valley and Upper Klamath River Basin, November 2011 (PDF; 3.6 MB)
  • Forested Wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Agricultural Research, August 2010 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
  • Regional Estimates of Ecological Services Derived from U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley , June, 2010 (PDF; 2.1 MB)
  • CEAP Wetlands Assessment in California's Central Valley and the Klamath River Basin: Progress Report, February, 2010 (PDF; 1.4 MB)
  • Assessing Wetland Restoration and Creation Practices Implemented under U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs in the Southeastern Coastal Plain, October 31, 2009 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • CEAP Wetlands Assessment in California's Central Valley: Progress Report, March 31, 2009 (PDF; 0.4 MB)
  • Prairie Pothole Region, November 2008 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Valley, November 2008 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • The High Plains, November 2008 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Central Valley of California/Upper Klamath River Basin, November 2008 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Gulf-Atlantic Rolling Plain and Coastal Flats (Mid-Atlantic focus), November 2008 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Gulf-Atlantic Rolling Plain and Coastal Flats (Southeast States focus), November 2008 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Glaciated Interior Plains, November 2008 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Choptank River Watershed (within the Mid-Atlantic focus), November 2008 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • CEAP Wetlands Work Plan, October 2008 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
  • Integrated Landscape Monitoring - Prairie Potholes Pilot: Tier II Study Plan, September 2008 (PDF; 1.2 MB)
  • Ecosystem Services Derived from Wetland Conservation Practices in the United States Prairie Pothole Region with and Emphasis on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Programs, February 2008 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Assessment of Ecological Services Derived From U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: Regional Estimates and Functional Condition Indicator Models. Interim report to NRCS from USGS, March 2008. (PDF; 1.16 MB)
  • Influence of U. S. Department of Agriculture Programs and Conservation Practices on Ecological Services Provided by Playa Wetlands in the High Plains, September 4, 2007 (PDF; 1.0 MB)
  • CEAP Wetlands Conceptual Framework, February 2006 (PDF; 2.1 MB)
  • Effects of Conservation Programs on Amphibians in Seasonal Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region's Glaciated Plain: FY 2005 Progress Report, January 18, 2006 (PDF; 1.0 MB)
  • Wetlands Peer Review Panel, September 16, 2005 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Study Plan: Effects of Conservation Programs on Amphibians in Seasonal Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region's Glaciated Plain, July 2005 (PDF; 0.9 MB)
  • Prairie Pothole Region Study Plan: "Impact of U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture Programs on Ecological Services Derived from Restored Prairie Wetlands and Adjacent Grasslands", USGS, May 2004 (PDF; 1.0 MB)
• Wildlife habitat
  • Assessing Benefits of Conservation Practices to the Biological Integrity of Agricultural Streams in Michigan and Wisconsin, April 2012 (PDF; 6.8 MB)
  • Conservation Insight—Conservation Practices Benefit Shrubland Birds in New England, January 2012 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
  • Conservation Insight—Landscape Context Affects Bird Use of Conservation Practices in Delmarva, December 2011 (PDF; 1.4 MB)
  • Conservation Insight—Conservation Practices Benefit Western Native Trout, April 2011 (PDF; 0.6 MB)
  • Evaluating the Potential of the Conservation Reserve Program to Offset Projected Impacts of Climate Change on the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, March 2011 (PDF; 3.2 MB)
  • An Assessment of Wintering Waterfowl Use of Wetland Reserve Program Restored Wetlands in California Using NEXRAD Weather Radar: Final Report, November 2010 (PDF; 3.4 MB)
  • Amphibians as Wetland Restoration Indicators on Wetlands Reserve Program Sites in Lower Grand River Basin, Missouri, December 2010 (PDF; 3.1 MB)
  • Pilot Study to Investigate the Impacts of Emerging Warm-Season Grass Management Systems on Wildlife Habitat Components, August 2010 (PDF; 4.7 MB)
  • Wood River Valley Aquatic Habitat Study, January 2010 (PDF; 2.8 MB)
  • Bobwhite and Upland Songbird response to CRP Practice CP33, Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds, CEAP Conservation Insight, December 2009 (PDF; 0.6 MB)
  • Estimated CRP Benefits to Priority Shortgrass Prairie Birds, CEAP Conservation Insight, December 2009 (PDF; 1.1 MB)
  • National Evaluation of Wildlife Benefits of CRP practice CP33 (Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds), October 2009 (PDF; 3.1 MB)
  • Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on Priority Shortgrass Prairie Birds, July 2009 (PDF; 5.3 MB)
  • Analysis of Missouri Wetlands Reserve Program Easement Monitoring Data, May 2009 (PDF; 2.5 MB)
  • Factors Influencing Swamp Sparrow Reproductive Success at Restored and Natural Marshes, May 2009 (PDF; 1.0 MB)
  • Conservation Reserve Program Bird Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2007 Annual Report, May 2009 (PDF; 3.1 MB)
  • The CRP Enhances Landscape-level Grassland Bird Species Richness, CEAP Conservation Insight, January 2009 (PDF; 0.2 MB)
  • WRP Supports Migrating Waterfowl in Nebraska's Rainwater Basin Region, CEAP Conservation Insight, September 2008 (PDF; 0.4 MB)
  • Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife, August 2008
  • Estimated CRP Benefits to Mixed-Grass Prairie Birds, CEAP Conservation Insight, July 2008 (PDF; PDF; 0.5 MB)
  • Effects of the Wetlands Reserve Program on Waterfowl Carrying Capacity in the Rainwater Basin Region of South-Central Nebraska, May 8, 2008 (PDF; 1.2 MB)
  • Ecological Monitoring Insights from the Wetlands Reserve Program in Missouri, CEAP Conservation Insight, February 2008 (PDF; 1.0 MB)
  • Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on Priority Mixed-grass Prarie Birds, December 21, 2007 (PDF; 1.5 MB)
  • Fish and Wildlife Response to Farm Bill Conservation Practices, September 2007
  • Ecology and Management of Scrub-shrub Birds in New England: A Comprehensive Review, August 30, 2007 (PDF; 4.5 MB)
  • Using NatureServe Information to Assess Conservation Practice Effects on At-Risk Species, CEAP Science Note, June 2007 (PDF; 0.2 MB)
  • Benefits of the Conservation Reserve Program to Grassland Bird Populations in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota and South Dakota, February 2007 (PDF; 1.6 MB)
  • Conservation Reserve Program Bird Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2006 Annual Report, February 2007 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
  • Waterfowl Response to the Conservation Reserve Program and Swampbuster Provision In the Prairie Pothole Region, 1992–2004, February 2007 (PDF; 1.4 MB)
  • Using NatureServe Information to Assess Farm Bill Practice Effects on At-risk Species and Habitats, Missouri Pilot Final Report, February 2007 (PDF; 3.2 MB)
  • Estimating Wildlife Response to the Conservation Reserve Program: Bobwhite and Grassland Birds, October 2006 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
  • Use of CRP Fields by Greater Sage-grouse and other Shrubsteppe associated Wildlife in Washington, October 2006 (PDF; 4 MB)
  • CEAP Wildlife Component Work Plan, September 2006
  • Estimating Response of Ring-necked Pheasant to the Conservation Reserve Program June 2006 (PDF; 0.7 MB)
  • Fish & Wildlife Benefits of Farm Bill Conservation Programs 2000-2005 Update, October 2005

Watershed Assessment studies

• Compilation of Measured Nutrient Load Data for Agricultural Land Uses in the United States, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, October 2006 (PDF; 1 MB)
• Conservation Effects Assessment Project (PDF; CEAP) Watershed Assessment Studies, December 2004 (PDF; 0.4 MB)
• ARS Benchmark Watersheds
  • ARS CEAP Homepage
  • National Agricultural Library dynamic bibliography
  • ARS STEWARDS (Sustaining the Earth's Watersheds Agricultural Research Data System) database
  • Fighting Nitrate in the Trenches, Agricultural Research, February 2012 (PDF; 2.2 MB)
  • The Challenge of Documenting Water Quality Benefits of Conservation Practices: A Review of USDA-ARS's Conservation Effects Assessment Project Watershed Studies, Water Science and Technology, July 2011
  • Helping Save the Chesapeake Bay, Agricultural Research, August 2010 (PDF; 6.4 MB)
  • CEAP Special Issue of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation presenting findings of the ARS CEAP Watershed Studies, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, November 2008
  • ARS's Quest To Improve the Chesapeake Bay, Agricultural Research, November/December 2006
  • STEWARDS—for Access to Vital Watershed Data, Agricultural Research, August 2006 (PDF; 0.2 MB)
  • Practical Guidance for Discharge and Water Quality Data Collection on Small Watersheds, Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, August 2006 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
  • Cumulative Uncertainty in Measured Streamflow and Water Quality Data for Small Watersheds, Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, June 2006 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
  • CEAP-ARS Watershed Assessment annual meeting, May 2006
  • Evaluation of the Importance of Channel Processes in CEAP-Watershed Suspended-Sediment Yields, April 2006
  • STEWARDS system design, March 2006 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
  • Adapting Existing Models to Examine Effects of Agricultural Conservation Programs on Stream Habitat Quality, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, February 2006 (PDF; 0.3 MB)
  • Black Willow Cutting Survival in Streambank Plantings, Southeastern United States, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, February 2006 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • "Conservation: Are We Getting Our Money's Worth?" Agriculture Research, December 2005
  • Development and Sensitivity of a Method to Select Time- and Flow-Paced Storm Event Sampling Intervals for Headwater Streams, Journal Of Soil And Water Conservation, November/December 2005 (PDF; 1 MB)
  • Uncertainty in Measured Sediment and Nutrient Flux in Runoff from Small Agricultural Watersheds, Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, October 2005 (PDF; 1 MB)
  • STEWARDS: An Integrated Data System for ARS Watershed Research, September 2005 (PDF; 1 MB)
  • Fact sheets and posters, July 2005
  • CEAP-ARS Watershed Assessment annual meeting, March 2005
  • ARS Watershed Assessment Study Plan, October 2004 (PDF; 4 MB)
  • Comparison of Time-Based Sampling Strategies to Determine Nitrogen Loading in Plot-Scale Runoff, Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, October 2004 (PDF; 4 MB)
  • Automated Storm Water Sampling on Small Watersheds, Applied Engineering in Agriculture, November 2003 (PDF; 1 MB)
• NIFA Competitive Grant Watersheds
  • National Agricultural Library dynamic bibliography
  • CEAP Special Issue of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation presenting findings of the NIFA CEAP Watershed Studies, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, November 2010
  • Abstracts and Presentations of project updates (2010)
  • Abstracts and Presentations of project updates (2009)
  • Abstracts and Presentations of project updates (2008)
  • Fact sheets and posters, July 2005
• NRCS Special Emphasis Watersheds
  • National Agricultural Library dynamic bibliography
  • Fact sheets and posters, July 2005

News Releases

• Unprecedented Cropland Study Confirms Conservation Practices Work On Farms in Upper Mississippi River Basin, June 2010
• Conservation Tactics to Help Fish and Wildlife Thrive Featured in New Bibliography, January 2009
• EPA leadership endorses CEAP effort, May 31, 2007 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
• Studies Show USDA Conservation Efforts Increase Northern Bobwhite Quail and Sage Grouse Populations, November 14, 2006
• Two New CEAP Bibliographies Available Online, October 11, 2006
• 2006 NIFA Competitive Grant Watershed Studies Announced, October 4, 2006
• Monitoring Herbicides in Midwest Drinking Water, January 30, 2006
• Four new NIFA Competative Grant Watersheds announced, September 26, 2005
• CEAP Bibliographies Available Online, October 6, 2004
• USDA Conservation Effects Assessment Project Grant Recipients: Benefits of Environmental Programs Being Studied Through Federal Partnership, October 1, 2004
• USDA To Assess Environmental Benefits of Conservation Programs, July 22, 2004