10 Conservation Practices in Broader Context
Colby Moorberg; Tiffany Carter; and Eric Brevik
Abbreviations
IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
EPA – US Environmental Protection Agency
NIFA – National Institute for Food and Agriculture
NRCS – Natural Resources Conservation Service
PDF – Portable Document Format
SWCS – Soil and Water Conservation Society
URL – Uniform Resource Locator
US – United States
USDA – US Department of Agriculture
The Conservation Effects Assessment Project
Arabi, M., D. W. Meals, and D. Hoag. 2012. Lessons Learned from the NIFA-CEAP: Simulation Modeling for the Watershed-scale Assessment of Conservation Practices. 6. Raleigh, NC: NC State University. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/simulation-modeling-for-the-watershed-scale-assessment-of-conservation-practices.pdf.
The CEAP was a multi-agency assessment project designed to quantify the effects of conservation practices, adopted by participating landowners in select USDA conservation programs, on the environment. This fact sheet summarizes lessons learned through CEAP and the use of simulation modeling for the assessment of conservation practices at the watershed scale. The URL offers a direct download of a PDF of this resource.
Hoag, D., A. E. Luloff, and D. L. Osmond. 2012. Lessons Learned from the NIFA-CEAP: How Farmers and Ranchers Make Decisions on Conservation Practices. 6. Raleigh, NC: NC State University. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/how-farmers-and-ranchers-make-decisions-on-conservation-practices.pdf.
This fact sheet summarizes the lessons learned through CEAP about the considerations farmer and rancher use in adopting conservation practices, focusing on why farmers adopt conservation practices, the importance of profit, and other influences on the likelihood of adopting conservation practice. The URL offers a direct download of a PDF of this resource.
Jennings, G. D., D. Hoag, M. L. McFarland, and D. L. Osmond. 2012. Lessons Learned from the NIFA-CEAP: Effective Education to Promote Conservation Practice Adoption. 5. Raleigh, NC: NC State University. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/effective-education-to-promote-conservation-practice-adoption.pdf.
This fact sheet summarizes the lessons learned from CEAP conservation education and outreach programs. The fact sheet discusses the importance of community cooperation; using local points of contact to promote conservation practices, outreach program effectiveness; use of local organizations and nonprofits; and coordination of extension, USDA NRCS, and state conservation agencies. The fact sheet clarifies that education and behavior change should not be confused and that education alone cannot always change behavior. The URL offers a direct download of a PDF of this resource.
Meals, D. W., D. L. Osmond, D. Hoag, M. Arabi, A. E. Luloff, G. D. Jennings, M. L. McFarland, J. Spooner, A. N. Sharpley, and D. E. Line. 2012a. Lessons Learned from the NIFA-CEAP: Insights for Developing Successful Agricultural Watershed P