Topic Index
Conservation Insights | Science Notes | Webinars | Literature Reviews | National Assessment: Cropland | Grazing Lands | Wetlands | Wildlife | Watershed Assessment Studies | CEAP Highlights | News Releases
Conservation Insights
Science Notes
National Agricultural Library dynamic bibliography
Conservation Outcomes from Pastureland and Hayland Practices: Assessment, Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps , Jerry Nelson, ed., December 2012NIFA-CEAP Watershed Synthesis Study , August 2012Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices: Assessment, Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps , David Briske, ed., October 2011Conservation of Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes of the United States, April 2011: Summary (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Fish and Wildlife Response to Farm Bill Conservation Practices . September 2007Environmental Benefits of Conservation on Cropland: The Status of Our Knowledge . 2006Fish & Wildlife Benefits of Farm Bill Conservation Programs 2000-2005 Update , October 2005
Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland A Comparison of CEAP I and CEAP II Survey Data and Modeling, March 2022 Summary of Findings (PDF; 1.9 MB); Full Report (PDF; 28.1 MB)
Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia in the United States: A Report on Interagency Progress and Implementation , March 2018 (PDF; 2 MB)Effects of Conservation Practices on Water Erosion and Loss of Sediment at the Edge of the Field: A National Assessment Based on the 2003-06 CEAP Survey and APEX Modeling Databases , November 2017 (PDF; 3.8 MB)Effects of Conservation Practices on Mitigation of Pesticide Loss and Environment Risk: A National Assessment Based on the 2003-06 CEAP Survey and APEX Modeling Databases , November 2017 (PDF; 3.2 MB)Effects of Conservation Practices on Phosphorus Loss from Farm Fields: A National Assessment Based on the 2003-06 CEAP Survey and APEX Modeling Databases , November 2017 (PDF; 3.4 MB)Effects of Conservation Practices on Nitrogen Loss from Farm Fields: A National Assessment Based on the 2003-06 CEAP Survey and APEX Modeling Databases , November 2017 (PDF; 4.4 MB)Conservation Practice Adoption on Cultivated Cropland Acres: Effects on Instream Nutrient and Sediment Dynamics and Delivery in Western Lake Erie Basin, 2003-06 and 2012 , October 2017 (PDF; 2.3 MB)Estimates of Recoverable and Non-Recoverable Manure Nutrients Based on the Census of Agriculture , October 2017Conservation Insight—Reduction in Annual Fuel Use from Conservation Tillage , August 2016 (PDF; 2.5 MB)Effects of Conservation Practice Adoption on Cultivated Cropland Acres in Western Lake Erie Basin, 2003-06 and 2012 , March 2016 (PDF; 2.0 MB)Are Harmful Algal Blooms Becoming the Greatest Inland Water Quality Threat to Public Health and Aquatic Ecosystems? Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 35, No. 1, January 2016 (PDF; 1.0 MB)Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Texas Gulf Basin , July 2015Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Delaware River Basin , November 2014Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Souris-Red-Rainy Basin , August 2014Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the South Atlantic Gulf Basin , June 2014Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Pacific Northwest Basin , June 2014Impacts of Conservation Adoption on Cultivated Acres of Cropland in the Chesapeake Bay Region, 2003-06 to 2011 , December 2013Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Lower Mississippi River Basin , August 2013Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Arkansas-White-Red Basin , May 2013Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Missouri River Basin , August 2012Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Ohio-Tennessee River Basin , February 2012Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Great Lakes Region , October 2011Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Chesapeake Bay , March 2011Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Upper Mississippi River Basin , June 2010Documentation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loadings From Wildlife Populations , April 2009 (PDF; 0.1 MB)Model Simulation of Soil Loss, Nutrient Loss and Soil Organic Carbon Associated with Crop Production July 2006Full list of modeling documentation reports Full list of farmer survey documents
Grazing Lands
Wetlands
Wildlife
National Agricultural Library dynamic bibliography
CEAP Watersheds Network Glossy Publication , October 2021 (PDF; 23.1 MB)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)CEAP Watershed Assessment Studies , December 2004 (PDF; 0.4 MB)ARS Benchmark Watersheds
List of Published Papers for the South Fork Iowa River Watershed , June 2021 (PDF; 0.1 MB)Measuring and Understanding the Effects of Conservation Within Watersheds , Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, May 2020Validating the Soil Vulnerability Index for a Claypan Watershed , Catena, April 2016A Decade of USDA Agricultural Research Service Watershed-Scale Research to Assess Conservation Effects , Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, September 2014Influence of Integrated Watershed-scale Agricultural Conservation Practices on Lake Water Quality , Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, April 2014 (PDF; 1.1 MB)Spatial Considerations in Wet and Dry Periods for Phosphorus in Streams of the Fort Cobb Watershed, United States , Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 49 ( 4 ) pp. 908 - 922, August 2013Fighting 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 2011Helping 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 2008ARS's Quest To Improve the Chesapeake Bay , Agricultural Research, November/December 2006STEWARDS—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 2006Evaluation of the Importance of Channel Processes in CEAP-Watershed Suspended-Sediment Yields , April 2006STEWARDS 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 2005Development 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 2005CEAP-ARS Watershed Assessment annual meeting , March 2005ARS 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
Science Note—Water Quality Effects and Placement of Pasture BMPs in the Spring Creek Watershed (Centre County, PA) . September 2014 (PDF; 0.3 MB)Locating Existing Best Management Practices Within a Watershed: The Value of Multiple Methods , Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 49 ( 4 ) pp. 883 - 895, August 2013Steps to Citizen-based Watershed Planning: A Presentation For Watershed Planners , November 2012 (PPT; 15.2 MB)NIFA-CEAP Watershed Synthesis Study , August 2012CEAP 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 2010Long Term Water Quality Responses to Conservation Practices in Nested Coastal Plain Watersheds October 2006 (PDF; 2.7 MB)The Costs and Benefits of Conservation Practices in Iowa , Iowa Ag Review Online, Fall 2006Fact sheets and posters , July 2005
NRCS Special Emphasis Watersheds
Hydrology and water quality of a field and riparian buffer adjacent to a mangrove wetland in Jobos Bay watershed, Puerto Rico , Ecological Engineering, December 2012 (PDF; 0.8 MB)Characterization of Land-Based Sources of Pollution in Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico: Status of Heavy Metal Concentration in Bed Sediment , Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, February 2012Wood River Project Final Report , April 2010 (PDF; 2.8 MB)Choptank River Project Final Report , October 2009 (PDF; 8.7 MB)Using Satellite Remote Sensing to Estimate Winter Cover Crop Nutrient Uptake Efficiency , Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, September/October 2009Federal-State Partnership Yields Success in Remote Sensing Analysis of Conservation Practice Effectiveness: Results from the Choptank River Conservation Effects Assessment Project , Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, September/October 2009Sprague River CEAP Study Report , March 2009 (PDF; 5.1 MB)ARS's Quest To Improve the Chesapeake Bay , Agricultural Research, November/December 2006Fact sheets and posters , July 2005
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)
USDA Video Showcases Key Partnerships Driving Science-Based Conservation in Western Lake Erie Basin , April 2022USDA Report Shows a Decade of Conservation Trends , March 2022Papers Published by the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Provide Evidence that USDA Conservation Practices Work , May 2020USDA Announces Water Quality Study in Vermont’s Lake Champlain Basin , October 2019Measuring Environmental Effects of Conservation Practices , May 2015EPA leadership endorses CEAP effort , May 2007 (PDF; 0.1 MB)Two New CEAP Bibliographies Available Online , October 2006Monitoring Herbicides in Midwest Drinking Water , January 2006CEAP Bibliographies Available Online , October 2004USDA To Assess Environmental Benefits of Conservation Programs
