Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition

Best Management Practices by Topic​

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General Conservation

• Guide to Conservation Planning for Agricultural Lands, USDA & National Conservation Planning Partnership

• Water Quality Best Practices Overview, USDA

• Conservation Success Stories, USDA

• Protect and Invest in Your Land and Resources Technical Assistance for Planning Your Agricultural Business

• The Nine-Step Conservation Planning Process, NRCS

• Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), USDA 

• Permanently Protecting Agricultural Farmland through Easements, Connecticut Farmland Trust

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Manure Management

• Revised winter and wet weather manure spreading guidelines to reduce water contamination risk, Cornell University, Publication No. 245 (2015)

• "Winter Manure Bans Begin Going into Effect" American Agriculturalist (2019)

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Equestrian Facilities

• Good Horse Keeping - Best Practices Manual for Protecting the Environment, CT Horse Environmental Awareness Program (2011)

• Agricultural Management Practices for Commercial Equine Facilities, State University of NJ - Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Bulletin E296 (2004)

• How to Properly Manage Manure by Dr. Jenifer Nadeau, Equine Extension Specialist University of Connecticut

• How Horse Enthusiasts Can Help Protect Water Bodies by Dr. Jenifer Nadeau, Equine Extension Specialist University of Connecticut

• Pasture: Planning, Seeding and Sacrifice Areas by Dr. Jenifer Nadeau, Equine Extension Specialist University of Connecticut

• Pasture: Evaluation and Management of Existing Pasture by Dr. Jenifer Nadeau, Equine Extension Specialist University of Connecticut​

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Soil Conservation 

• Soil Health Best Practices Overview, USDA

• USDA Healthy, Productive Soils Checklist for Growers, USDA

• No-till Vegetable Production, by Shuresh Ghimire, Extension Vegetable Specialist, U-Conn Extension (2020)

• Soil Nutrient Analysis, UCONN College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources
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Pasture Rotation

• Four Steps to Rotational Grazing, Penn State Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences (2000)

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Pest Control

• Integrated Pest Management Program, UConn Extension (Look for categorical fact sheets relevant to fruit, vegetable, nursery, and others)

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Streamside Buffers 

• The Importance of Streamside Buffers by Rivers Alliance of Connecticut

• Lake and Stream Corridor Owners’ Guide for Riparian Buffer Establishment by Southeast Michigan Resource Conservation & Development Council

• Benefits of Buffers Presentation by Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition (2022)

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Climate

• USDA Climate Hub – Northeast Region

• USDA Climate Hub - Northeast Region - Water Quality

• USDA Climate Hub – Northeast Region - Storms and Stream Crossings

• USDA Climate Change, Your Forest, and You (Northeast)​​