Targeting BMPs
Workshop
Targeting Critical Source
Areas for Implementation of BMPs
June 5 - 7, 2007
- Nebraska City, NE
The Heartland Regional Water
Coordination Initiative's Nutrient and Pesticide Management
(NPM) Team hosted a "Targeting
Critical Areas for Implementation of Best Management
Practices (BMPs)" Workshop at
the Lied Lodge
and Conference Center, located at the Arbor Day Farm
in Nebraska City, NE. The BMP workshop was held on June
5 - 7, 2007 and 72 individuals participated. These participants
included university researchers as well as state and
federal agency personnel.
 The objective of the June workshop was to compile and
evaluate BMP targeting and assessment information. This
workshop was designed to promote an understanding of BMPs
and
water
quality
issues in the Heartland Region, including Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri and Nebraska.
This workshop was a follow-up to a January regional roundtable which also addressed BMP targeting and implementation
issues. The Roundtable was held for a much smaller audience
made
up
of university
faculty, ARS researchers, and EPA staff to report the latest
research findings, current projects, and future research.
This June workshop was held for a larger audience with
the goal of applying this knowledge throughout the Heartland
Region.
The NPM team
hosted similar workshops regarding
Phosphorus
BMPs in 2004, Nitrogen
BMPs in 2005,
and Pesticides in 2006.
 Workshop
Information:
Workshop
Agenda
Workshop Participants
Workshop Speakers and Presentations:
Day 1 - Perspectives on Targeting
Hitting
Small and Moving Targets in Watershed Management – Charles
Wortmann,
University of Nebraska
EPA
Perspective on Targeting BMPs – Damon Frizzell, U.S. EPA – Region
7
Targeting
In Iowa Water Quality Projects – Adam
Kiel, Iowa Department of Natural
Resources
Designing
Conservation Systems to Target Pollutant Transport
- Spatial and Temporal
Considerations – Mark Tomer, USDA-ARS
Using
Models and Other Tools to Target BMPs in Kansas – Dan
Devlin, Kansas State
University
Precision
Conservation Technology at ISU: Iowa Daily Erosion
Project, I-FARM, and the Future – Brian
Gelder, Iowa State University
Watershed
Assessment Tools, a Preview for Wednesday’s Field Presentation – Adam
Kiel, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Day 2 - Perspectives on Targeting
Continued
Using
Spatial Information on Land Values in Targeting
Conservation Practices – Steve
Shultz and Nick Schmitz, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Using Soil and Land
Data in Targeting Pesticide BMPs – Pat
Shea,
University of Nebraska
NRCS
Experiences in Targeting of BMPs – David
Griffith, NRCS-NE
Overview
of Stream Assessment – Charles Barden, Kansas State
University
Nutrient
and Pesticide Management Website – Amanda
Schielke, Kansas
State University
The
Human Dimension – Production
Science is Not Enough – Bob Broz, University
of Missouri
Targeting
BMPS in an Iowa Watershed – Marty Braster, Rathbun Regional
Water Association, IA
Experiences
with Stakeholders in Targeting BMPs in Iowa – John Rodecap,
Iowa State University
Day 3 - BMP Implementation
Targeting
Atrazine BMPs in the Little Arkansas River Watershed – Ron
Graber,
Kansas State University
The
Art of Integrating Science and Local Knowledge
in Targeting BMPs – Lois
Wright-Morton,
Iowa State University
Closing
Thoughts - Extension
Collaboration with Various Agencies for Improved Implementation
of BMPs for Water Quality Protection – Elbert
Dickey,
University
of Nebraska
Photo Gallery:
For Thumbnails of all photos, click
here.
Workshop Photos: Presentations,
Participants, Etc. ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 )
Discussion Group Photos ( 1,
2 )
Arbor Day Farm Tour ( 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 )
Steve Hopkins Field Presentation
( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 )
Adam Kiel Field Presentation
( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 )
Charles Barden Field Presentation
( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 )
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