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Topic index

Bibliographies and literature reviews

• 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
• National Agricultural Library dynamic bibliographies, continually updated.

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, October 2006 (PDF; 7 MB)
• "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 Assessment

• Cropland
  • 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)
  • Draft Work Plan for the Cropland Component of the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) National Assessment, January 24, 2004 (PDF; 1 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 survey:
  • 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)
  • NASS Information Collection Request, March 21, 2005 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Supporting documentation for Information Collection Request, May 2005 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • 2004 farmer survey:
  • 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 survey:
  • Interviewer's manual, (includes conservation plan questionnaire) (PDF; 1.6 MB)
  • Farmer questionnaire, (PDF; 0.1 MB)
  • Respondent booklet, (PDF; 0.1 MB)
• Grazing Lands
• CEAP Grazing Lands Assessment Fact Sheet, January 2007 (PDF; 1.5 MB)
• Wetlands
• 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
• 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)
• 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 (general)

• 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’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)
• CSREES Competitive Grant Watersheds
  • Fact sheets and posters, July 2005
• NRCS Special Emphasis Watersheds
  • Fact sheets and posters, July 2005

Press Releases

• CEAP Special Issue of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, November 2008
• 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 CSREES Competitive Grant Watershed Studies Announced, October 4, 2006
• Monitoring Herbicides in Midwest Drinking Water, January 30, 2006
• Four new CSREES Competative Grant Watersheds announced, September 26, 2005
• USDA Research Measures Conservation Reserve Programs Impacts on Critical Bird Populations, March 17, 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