The Conservation Reserve Program: planting for the future. Proceedings of a National Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado, June 6-9, 2004

Product Type: Scientific Investigations Report

Year: 2005

Author(s): Allen, A.W., and M.W. Vandever (eds.)

Pages: 248

Suggested Citation: Allen, A.W., and M.W. Vandever (eds.). 2005. The Conservation Reserve Program: planting for the future. Proceedings of a National Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado, June 6-9, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5145. 248 p.

Abstract

In June 2004 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), with support from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), held a three-day symposium on the Conservation Reserve program (CRP) in Fort Collins, Colorado. These proceedings contain papers by most of those who made presentations at the symposium, but some were unable to provide written papers. This shortcoming has been addressed in part by addition of papers presenting information on prairie grouse response to the CRP, long-term trend in Southern Plains CRP grassland vegetation, and discussion of FSA support of an investigation to regionally refine management of CRP grasslands to address ecological conditions in the short-grass prairie region…