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The Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) was established in 2002 to quantify the environmental impact of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) conservation program[1]. The project mostly focuses on how watershed is effected[2]. CEAP monitored fourteen benchmark watershed sites[3].
Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)
editSWAT is supported by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. It is a river basin scale model used to quantify the impact of land management practices in large watersheds. The tool is located in Grassland, Soil and Research Laboratory in Temple, Texas[4].
Sustaining the Earth's Watersheds-Agricultural Research Data System (STEWARDS)
editSTEWARDS was created by a group called the Watershed Assessment Studies a team within the CEAP[5].
Watersheds Effected
editPartnerships
editLead USDA Agencies
- Natural Resources Conservation Services
- Agricultural research Service
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Farm Service Agency
Other Federal Partners
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
- USDA Economic Research Service
- USDA Forest Service
- U.S. Environmental protection Agency
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Additional Partners
- International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Soil and Water Conservation Society
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Wildlife Society
- Land Grant Colleges and Universities
- Other Universities[6]
References
edit- http://www.jswconline.org/content/63/6/590.short
- http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JHYEFF000012000002000173000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes&ref=no
- http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/ceap/about.html#participants
- http://swatmodel.tamu.edu/
- http://arsagsoftware.ars.usda.gov/stewards/
- http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/nri/ceap/about.html