Gobi Forage Project: An Early Warning System for Livestock in the Gobi Region of Mongolia
During the period from 1999 to 2002, Mongolia experienced a series of droughts and severe winters that significantly lowered livestock numbers. Specifically, livestock mortality in the Gobi region reached as much as 50% with many losing entire herds.
Mali Livestock and Pastoralist Initiative
Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program (GL-CRSP) initiated the Mali Livestock and Pastoralist Initiative (MLPI) project. The objective of this effort was to take successful technologies and tools and transfer them to Mali.
Verification of Impacts of BMPs on Water Quality
Richland-Chambers Reservoir is the largest reservoir maintained by Tarrant Regional Water District supplying water to a major portion of the 1.5 million people in north-central Texas. It is listed with high pH, nutrient enrichment, and algal growth due to excess nitrates.
Seamless Daily Precipitation and Temperature Spatial Data
Spatial time series of daily precipitation and temperature data sets were developed for the entire 48 conterminous states in the U.S. These data sets were developed to meet spatial and temporal requirements.
Landscape Inference Model (LSIM)
This project is designed to develop and test the utility of GIS mapping technology developed in previous projects for the North Bosque for performing NRCS soil surveys at the 1:24,000 scale used in detailed soil survey (county level) studies.
Modeling Water Issues in the North Bosque Watershed
This project, initiated in FY2005, is one of six nationally selected studies as part of the CEAP Special Emphasis Watersheds. The Shuttle Radar Terrain Mapping (SRTM) 30 meter elevation data and Thematic Mapper (TM) Satellite data are being used in this project.
Watershed Conservation on Grazing Lands in Central Texas: Cowhouse Creek Case Study
Rangelands continue to degrade at an accelerated pace. Drivers of these changes can include rising atmospheric CO2, desertification, woody plant encroachment, and invasion of non-native species.
Conservation Effects Assessment Project
The environmental benefits of the 1996 Farm Bill have not been previously quantified for reporting at the national scale; in addition, there are few research studies designed to measure the larger effects.
Central Texas Stream Team
Central Texas is experiencing rapid urbanization, resulting in dramatic changes in stream hydrology. The Central Texas Stream Team (CTST) provides technical advice to prevent and restore eroding and/or channelized streambeds through consultations and recommendations made to local officials, city engineers and consultants.
Hydro-Acoustic Monitoring of Fort Hood Water Resources
Blackland Research and Extension Center (BREC) has developed and implemented hydrographic survey/mapping techniques to determine the current capacities and longevity of Fort Hood's sediment retention ponds.
Fort Hood Flood Warning System
Blackland Research and Extension Center (BREC) installed a cellular phone based telemetry system for flood warning in the summer and fall of 2007. During flood conditions, the equipment notifies Range Control through an automated text message system, reporting to a dedicated receiver housed at Range Control.
Fort Hood Water Quality Monitoring Program
Fort Hood's most prevalent problem is training area soil erosion. The training areas are subject to heavy traffic volumes on grasslands during military maneuvers which results in compacted soils and vegetation loss leading to severe erosion and sedimentation of area streams and lakes.
Lampasas River Watershed Protection Plan
The Lampasas River above Stillhouse Hollow Lake is listed as impaired on the Texas Water Quality Inventory and 303(d) List due to elevated bacteria levels. Surface water quality monitoring also indicates a dissolved oxygen impairment on North Fork Rocky Creek.
Monitoring Water Quality in the Leon River Watershed
The Leon River Watershed in Central Texas feeds Lake Belton and supplies more than 250,000 residents with water resources. AgriLife Research, BREC installed and maintains two main-stem river sampling sites located near Hamilton and Gatesville, and USDA-ARS installed and maintains nine field-scale and small watershed sites in the watershed.
Fort Hood Training Area Revegetation Program
Fort Hood, Texas, the Army's pre-eminent armor training facility, currently supports the equivalent of two mechanized armored divisions plus a multitude of combat brigade teams from other military installations that utilize the post.
SWAT Model Simulation of the Arroyo Colorado Watershed
The Arroyo Colorado watershed has a history of poor water quality. The impairment of water quality is due to the presence of high levels of bacteria and low dissolved oxygen that is responsible for fish kills. The low Dissolved Oxygen (DO) is mainly attributed to the nutrient loading from the agricultural fields, wastewater treatment plants, and urban storm water flows.
Environmental Credits Trading
Carbon trading systems are already in place, yet, no standard mechanism is available to quantify environmental benefits of management practices at the individual farm or watershed level.
Verification of Impacts of BMPs on Water Quality
Richland-Chambers Reservoir is the largest reservoir maintained by Tarrant Regional Water District supplying water to a major portion of the 1.5 million people in north-central Texas. It is listed with high pH, nutrient enrichment, and algal growth due to excess nitrates.
Trinity River Basin Environmental Restoration Initiative
Watershed management through water modeling and water conservation education are some the most cost-effective practices available to ensure a safe and reliable public water supply.
