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Riparian Buffers:
News and Events
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EVENTS
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DATE & TIME
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ACTIVITY
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EVENT MATERIALS
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May 24, 25, 26,
2005
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Mt. Vernon School District.
Field trips and activities at the research sites. Couple of weeks worth
of curriculum prior to site visits.
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July 19, 2005
11:00-2:00
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Extension/education
program with site visits. Targeted to crop farmers.
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View
Materials
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October, 2005
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Mt. Vernon School
District. Field trips and activities at the research sites. Couple of
weeks worth of curriculum prior to site visits.
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Nov 2, 2005
10:30-Noon & 1:30-3:00
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Economic Analysis of
Buffers Workshop - Target Dairy (am) and Crops (pm)
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Feb 1 or Feb 4,
2006
11:00-2:00
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Extension/education
program with site visits. Targeted to Livestock farmers, including
Dairies
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Feb 8, 2006
10:30-Noon & 1:30-3:00
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Economic Analysis
of Buffers Workshop - Target Dairy (am) and Crops (pm)
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May, 2006
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Mt. Vernon School
District. Field trips and activities at the research sites. Couple of
weeks worth of curriculum before field trip.
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June 2006
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Extension/education
program with site visits. Targeted to crop farmers.
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August 2006
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Extension/education
program with site visits. Targeted to livestock and dairy owners.
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August 3, 2009
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Washington State
University-Puyallup Riparian Buffer Field Day at Clarks Creek buffers,
WSU Research Farm, Puyallup (concurrent with the Tilth Producer’s Farm
Walk)
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NEWS
 'Hard Numbers' of Buffers
Told,
Capital Press, April 1, 2005.
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Washington
State University Riparian Buffer Field Day
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Agenda (86kb - requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Economic Documents
Fecal Coliform Documents
Photos from the July 19 Field Day
Washington State
University-Puyallup Riparian Buffer Field Day
Monday, August 3, 2009, 1-4 PM
Agenda:
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Plant and soil
processes that make buffers work
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Demonstration of
groundwater nitrate nitrogen reduction in our
experimental buffers
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Critical factors for
buffer efficiency
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What is an effective
buffer width?
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Establishing and
managing a forested buffer
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Buffer tradeoffs:
land lost, crop shading, and pest refuge versus water quality improvement,
restoration of fisheries and increased biodiversity.
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