# Project Archive: Soil and Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography

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# Soil and Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography

Subject: Environment & Earth Sciences

Book Language: English

Audience: Undergrad and graduate students, conservation practicioners

Book Cover: [https://kstatelibraries.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Cover\_220dpi-350x525.png](https://kstatelibraries.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Cover_220dpi-350x525.png)

Created date: November 12, 2019

Updated date: April 14, 2020

Target Release Date: 2019-12-20

License:

- Attribution

Needs:

- Classroom Reviewers

## Description:

The development of

Soil and Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography

was a collaborative effort led by

Colby Moorberg

. The aim of the project was to develop an open, alternative textbook for courses in soil and water conservation. Dr. Moorberg teaches AGRON 635 - Soil and Water Conservation at Kansas State University each fall semester. The goal was to develop a resource for soil and water conservation education that uses existing extension bulletins and publications, government publications, USDA NRCS conservation practice standards, and other resources that are freely-available online. It is organized as an annotated bibliography with links to the online resources, and curated into relevant chapters and sections based on each topic. It is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY).

The book is now complete, and was published by and

available from New Prairie Press

.

## Short Description:

This open textbook is an annotated bibliography that curates freely-available online content related to soil and water conservation. Cited resources include extension bulletins, government reports, technical bulletins, and more. The textbook is designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses on soil and water conservation, as well as conservation practitioners. The book was

published by New Prairie Press

in December of 2020.

## Outline

### I. History and Fundamentals

#### Chapter 1 - Introduction

#### Chapter 2 - Key Concepts in Soil Science

#### Chapter 3 - Soil Erosion Processes

### II. Conservation Practices

#### Chapter 4 - Conservation Practices on Farmland

#### Chapter 5 - Conservation Practices for Shorelines, Streams, and Wetlands

#### Chapter 6 - Conservation Practices for Forest, Range, and Wildlands

#### Chapter 7 - Conservation Practices for Construction Sites and Disturbed Areas

#### Chapter 8 - Rehabilitation of Problem Soils

#### Chapter 9 - Water Quantity and Quality Conservation

### III. Conservation Implementation

#### Chapter 10 - Conservation Practices in a Broader Context

#### Chapter 11 - Conservation Agencies and Policies in the US

#### Chapter 12 Conservation Policies

### IV. Careers in Conservation

#### Chapter 13 - Careers in Soil and Water Conservation

## Resources

- [New Prairie Press](https://newprairiepress.org/ebooks/30/)
- [PressBooks Web Book](https://kstatelibraries.pressbooks.pub/soilandwater/)

## Participants

- @moorberg
- @LeighKP
- @zoe