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• It's the System for Saving Water!

  - 2008-05-01

  The drought in the southeastern United States over the past two years has made national news. In some areas of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, surface and ground water sources are still stressed, and farmers are being asked to cut their usage of irrigation water. One approach to conserving water is...

  Tags: conservation, Georgia, U.S., University of Georgia

• Atlantic Seaboard Barrier Islands Studied for Conservation

  - 2007-07-20

  BALD HEAD ISLAND, North Carolina ENS — --> The nonprofit Bald Head Island Conservancy has launched an in-depth program to study conservation and development strategies that promote barrier island sustainability. Ecologically critical to the protection of the mainland, barrier islands are some of the fastest...

  Tags: barrier, conservation, University of Georgia

• Potential impact of conservation tillage on conserving water resources in Georgia.

  - 2007-05-01

  Reduced tillage and surface residue increases infiltration, soil water content, and plant available water, while at the same time decreasing runoff and sedimentation. However, there is a general lack of knowledge and appreciation regarding the impact conservation tillage has on sustainable water resources. The objective of this study was to...

  Tags: conservation, Conservation, Georgia, GIS, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, Soil, survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Georgia

• Vegetation and soil quality effects from hydroseed and compost blankets used for erosion control in construction activities.

  - 2006-11-01

  Soil erosion is one of the biggest contributors to nonpoint source pollution in the United States. Soil loss rates from construction sites are 10 to 20 times that of agricultural lands. The use of surface applied organic amendments has been shown to reduce runoff and erosion through enhanced vegetation growth...

  Tags: analysis, Bermuda, carbon, centimeter, Christensen, Conservation, Georgia, grass, quality, Soil, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, University of Georgia

• Conservogram: Soil and Water Conservation Society in action.

  - 2004-01-01

  Choose your delegates early The Soil and Water Conservation Society SWCS Board of Director's is asking that chapters choose their delegates for the upcoming annual conference early. In the past, delegates have not been chosen until immediately before the conference, which limits the amount...

  Tags: conference, Conservation, delegate, E-mail, MARKETING, PRODUCTIVITY, Soil, University of Georgia, workshop