Non-point Source Pollution
Non-point Source Pollution related items.
- A Functional Assessment of Stream Restoration in Ohio
- An interview with Dan Mecklenburg
- Evaluating the Performance of Stream Restoration Projects in Ohio
- Dan Mecklenburg, Ecological Engineer with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources presents results from a three year study assessing the ecological integrity of more than 50 stream restoration projects that were implemented around the state of Ohio. Mecklenburg discusses the criteria used to evaluate ecological integrity, factors that lead to project success and failure, and why he argues for the use of a broader set of standards for selecting, designing, and evaluating stream restoration projects.
- Short and Long Term Strategies to Address Harmful Algal Blooms in Ohio Lakes
- Harmful algal blooms present a threat to human health and recreation in Ohio's lakes. After attending this webinar you will be aware of short and long-term strategies available to address nutrient concentrations in lakes that can lead to harmful algal blooms
- Social Marketing
- Using social marketing principles to increase the adoption of conservation behaviors in agricultural watersheds
- Linking Sustainability and Watershed Planning
- Do communities in your watershed have sustainability plans? Have you wondered what sustainability is all about and how it may relate to watershed planning? This webinar will address the fundementals of sustainability planning and highlight sustainability planning efforts in Ohio and the City of Chicago.
- Linking Sustainability and Watershed Planning Apr 26, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — Online - Webex,
- Promoting and Protecting Ecosystem Services
- This webinar provides an overview of the stream system and the ecosystem services it can provide as well as implementation strategies.
- Promoting and Protecting Ecosystem Services Workshop Jun 10, 2011 from 09:30 AM to 04:00 PM — Police Station, Reynoldsburg, Ohio,
- This workshop will address implementation strategies to promote ecosystem services in urbanizing watersheds. The workshop will involve classroom and site visits and discussions.
- Algae Blooms and Land Use Practices
- This webinar was offered in February of 2011 as part of the webinar series “Research to Practice: Addressing Non-Point Source Pollution in Ohio”. Bill Lynch explains how land use practices lead to algae blooms in lake environments. Jim Hoorman will review the latest research on cover crops and how they may help reduce nutrient losses from agricultural lands while improving soil quality.
- Mental Models
- This webinar was offered in December of 2010, the second in the series “Research to Practice: Addressing Non-Point Source Pollution in Ohio”. Robyn Wilson (OSU) explains how mental models research was used to understand how streamside landowners and students’ understanding of streams and watersheds differs from experts’ understanding. Anne Baird (OSU Extension) describes research results identifying factors that are most influential on streamside landowner decision-making and reviews implications for education programs. Deborah Hersha (OSU) summarizes gaps in high-school students’ understanding of streams and watersheds based on surveys and interviews with students in the Big Walnut watershed.
- Social Indicators
- This webinar was offered in November of 2010 as part of the webinar series “Research to Practice: Addressing Non-Point Source Pollution in Ohio”. Ken Genskow (University of Wisconsin Extension) introduces social indicators as a tool for improving and evaluating education and outreach programs. Joe Bonnell (OSU Extension) shares results from case studies applying social indicators to increasing farmer adoption of conservation practices.
- Research to Practice: Addressing Non-Point Source Pollution in Ohio
- Webinar series for Non-Point Source Pollution topics