AGSC 410: SOIL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT Staff Barnett Hall 785-xxxx (Office) ????@truman.edu LECTURE TOPICS Current and Historical Perspective on Soil Erosion/Productivity Magnitude and Significance of Soil Erosion Effect on Soil Productivity Sedimentation and Erosion Damage: Agricultural, Urban and Environmental Perspectives Pollution Aesthetic Cost Soil Loss Tolerance: Determination and Significance of the "T" Value Mechanics of Soil Erosion Types of Soil Erosion Water Erosion: Water Transport Wind Erosion Transport: Suspension, Saltation and Surface Creep Wind Velocity/Transport - Amount, Barriers, Windbreaks Water Runoff/Infiltration Prediction Soil Loss Prediction: Development, Application and Use Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE and RUSLE (rev.)) Wind Erosion Prediction Equation Soil Conservation Methods Cropping: Monoculture/Crop Rotations Cropping: Rowcrops/ Perennial Crops/Permanent Vegetation Tillage Practices and Conservation Tillage Soil Conservation Practices: Terraces, Contouring, Strip Cropping, Waterways, Diversions Erosion Control Structures: Sediment Basins, Drainage, Tile Outlets, Drop Structures Water Retention and Detention Structures: Ponds and Lakes Windbreaks: Design and Management Revegetation/Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Sites Mined Lands Construction Sites Industrial/Mine Wastes Urban Land management/Storm Runoff-Erosion Control Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soil Land Use for Soil Conservation: Preservation Prime Agricultural Land/Sustainable Agriculture Wetlands: Value/Use/Preservation Streambank Management and Protection/Riparian Zone Management Dredge material reclamation Greenbelts TEXTBOOK None required. GRADING Exams (1)                                          20% of final grade Laboratory                                       60% of final grade Final Exam                                       20% of final grade LABORATORY Analysis of Water and Wind Erosion Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE): Application and Use Contour Map Preparation/Land Survey: Field Measurement and Analysis (Report/Map) Design: Water Retention/Detention Structure Design and Layout of Soil and Water Conservation Practices Grassed Waterways Terraces Contour Farming Water Retention/Detention Structures Conservation Tillage Urban Soil Erosion Control/Storm Water Runoff Management Farm Conservation Planning (NRCS) Soil and Water Conservation Practices and Methods (Laboratory Exercises and Local Field Trips) Agricultural Practices Cropping Systems Grazing Systems (including Warm Season Grasses) Soil Erosion Control/Conservation Practices Tillage Practices: Conventional/conservation Erosion Control Structures Surface Water Quality Management: Agricultural, municipal, environmental (Mark Twain Water Quality Initiative) Riparian Zone Management: Streambank Stabilization; Buffer Zone Management Land Reclamation: Mined Lands/Mining; 1993 Flood; Pipeline Oil Spill; Soil Bioremediation PROJECTS EROSION CONTROL PROJECT: Identification, Planning and Implementation Of Erosion Control at a specific site on University land - structure/practice WATERSHED PLANNING PROJECT: Hazel Creek Lake and Forest Lake (1000 Hills State Park) - City of Kirksville municipal water sources - project with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources REFORESTATION PROJECT: Tree planting on sloping land at the Truman State University Farm