Browsing by Author "Terry, Karen"

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    Fields to streams: managing water in rural landscapes Part 1: Water shaping the landscape
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2015) Lewandowski, Ann; Everett, Leslie; Lenhart, Chris; Terry, Karen; Origer, Mark; Moore, Richard
    Fields to Streams details connections between land use, runoff, and water quality in rural landscapes. The two-part book highlights practices to improve and protect rural streams and shows how land management can affect the rate of runoff that shapes them. The publication was prepared for landowners, land managers, and the conservation professionals who work with them to help them talk about and address local watershed issues. It draws on research from Minnesota and Iowa, providing concise explanations and graphics to highlight concepts and practices. Part One, "Water Shaping the Landscape," explains the role of Minnesota's geology, changing rainfall, and land management practices in altering the amount and timing of runoff reaching and shaping streams and rivers. Part Two, "Managing Sediment and Water," describes practices for managing crops, drainage systems, surface runoff, wetlands, impoundments, and stream corridors to reduce peak flows and lessen the amount of streambank, bluff, and ravine erosion.
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    Fields to streams: managing water in rural landscapes Part 2: Managing sediment and water
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2015) Lewandowski, Ann; Everett, Leslie; Lenhart, Chris; Terry, Karen; Origer, Mark; Moore, Richard
    Fields to Streams details connections between land use, runoff, and water quality in rural landscapes. The two-part book highlights practices to improve and protect rural streams and shows how land management can affect the rate of runoff that shapes them. The publication was prepared for landowners, land managers, and the conservation professionals who work with them to help them talk about and address local watershed issues. It draws on research from Minnesota and Iowa, providing concise explanations and graphics to highlight concepts and practices. Part One, "Water Shaping the Landscape," explains the role of Minnesota's geology, changing rainfall, and land management practices in altering the amount and timing of runoff reaching and shaping streams and rivers. Part Two, "Managing Sediment and Water," describes practices for managing crops, drainage systems, surface runoff, wetlands, impoundments, and stream corridors to reduce peak flows and lessen the amount of streambank, bluff, and ravine erosion.
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    Fields to Streams: Managing Water in Rural Landscapes. Part One, Water Shaping the Landscape
    (Water Resources Center, University of Minnesota Extension, 2015) Lewandowski, Ann; Everett, Leslie; Lenhart, Chris; Terry, Karen; Origer, Mark; Moore, Richard
    Fields to Streams: Managing Water in Rural Landscapes, is a new publication from Extension Water Resources, that details connections between land use, runoff, and water quality in rural landscapes. The two-part book highlights practices to improve and protect rural streams and shows how land management can affect the rate of runoff that shapes them. The publication was prepared for landowners, land managers, and the conservation professionals who work with them to help them talk about and address local watershed issues. Fields to Streams draws on research from Minnesota and Iowa, providing concise explanations and extensive graphics to highlight concepts and practices. Part One, Water Shaping the Landscape, explains the role of Minnesota's geology, changing rainfall, and land management practices in altering the amount and timing of runoff reaching and shaping streams and rivers.
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    Fields to Streams: Managing Water in Rural Landscapes. Part Two, Managing Sediment and Water
    (Water Resources Center, University of Minnesota Extension, 2015) Lewandowski, Ann; Everett, Leslie; Lenhart, Chris; Terry, Karen; Origer, Mark; Moore, Richard
    Fields to Streams: Managing Water in Rural Landscapes, is a new publication from Extension Water Resources, that details connections between land use, runoff, and water quality in rural landscapes. The two-part book highlights practices to improve and protect rural streams and shows how land management can affect the rate of runoff that shapes them. The publication was prepared for landowners, land managers, and the conservation professionals who work with them to help them talk about and address local watershed issues. Fields to Streams draws on research from Minnesota and Iowa, providing concise explanations and extensive graphics to highlight concepts and practices. Part Two, Managing Sediment and Water, describes practices for managing crops, drainage systems, surface runoff, wetlands, impoundments, and stream corridors to reduce peak flows and lessen the amount of streambank, bluff, and ravine erosion.
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    Nutrient Pathways to Stocking Lake: Investigating Phosphorus Sources from Septic Systems, Shorelands, and Agricultural Fields from a Sub-watershed Perspective
    (2010-06-30) Terry, Karen; Brown, Laurie; Rosen, Carl
    This project will develop and test an integrated model to address water quality issues related to phosphorus in lakes, using a sub-watershed approach. Phosphorus sources from shoreland properties, septic systems and agricultural lands will be identified, and BMPs to decrease phosphorus inputs will be developed and shared with watershed residents.
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    Watershed Education Program: Assisting communities with watershed education and planning
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension, 2012-10) Burkett, Eleanor; Malchow, Doug; Terry, Karen; Missaghi, Shane; Bilotta, John; Blickenderfer, Mary; Sands, Gary
    The Watershed Education (WE) Program provides community leaders, citizens, and natural resource professionals with knowledge and tools to make informed water and land use decisions to protect and restore the integrity of Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, and wetlands. The program provides assistance at the watershed level, which means that water-related issues are addressed within areas bounded by geographic features rather than political boundaries. This shift is being adopted by state and federal agencies, requiring those involved at the local level to work differently as well. The WE Program offers physical and biological science education and assistance in stakeholder involvement, planning, and policy development. Specific learning experiences that are offered include topics such as basics of watershed hydrology, lake and river systems, urban and rural runoff, best management practices, aquatic invasive species, use of native plants to improve water quality, the role of citizens in watershed planning and Best Management Practices implementation and education models that have been successful in other watersheds. WE Program staff are committed to working with community leaders to holistically address the issues specific to their watershed. This poster will describe how the University of Minnesota Water Resources Team has changed the way we work by adapting existing curricula and creating new ways to address land use decisions and water quantity and quality concerns for local leaders across Minnesota’s watersheds.