CSREES Water Program. Louie Tupas National Program Leader Global Change & Climate. United States Department of Agriculture

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1 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State, Research, Education and Extension Service CSREES Water Program Louie Tupas National Program Leader Global Change & Climate

2 NRI Hatch MULTI-STATE Higher-Ed NIWQP (406) STATE PARTNERS McIntire- Stennis Special Grants SBIR Evans- Allen

3 Water Program Mission To create and disseminate knowledge that insures a safe and reliable source of water of the appropriate quality, to meet the needs of Food and fiber production, Human health, use, and economic growth, and Maintenance and protection of natural environmental systems. CSREES unique niche is conducting research, education, and extension programs to protect and improve water resources in agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds (including forest lands, rangelands, and croplands).

4 Knowledge Continuum for Water Research, Education, and Extension Research Creation of knowledge ~5-20 years Water Program Integrated Activities Application of knowledge ~3-10 years Extension/ Outreach Dissemination of knowledge ~0-5 years

5 Program Philosophy Identify major water resource issues to be addressed by USDA-CSREES Water Resources Program Define narrow focus areas for projects (e.g., CEAP) Fund focus areas for 3-4 years to build a cohort of projects within a focus area Develop a synthesis of the knowledge gained and identify the remaining challenges in focus areas

6 Taking BOLD Steps Jointly addressing water quantity and water quality issues within watersheds. Taking agriculture to the urbanizing environment. Focusing funding on key issues.

7 Underlying Questions What are the human impacts (positive and negative) on agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds? What science, education, outreach, and technology is needed to reverse or reduce negative impacts or promote positive impacts of human activity in agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds?

8 CSREES Water Road Map Vision of water resources issues Water quality Jointly Addressed Water quantity Human dimensions Technology Framework to help set priorities Research Integrated: Research, Education, Extension Opportunity to seek meaningful partnerships

9 History of Funding Activity Formula Hatch, Evans-Allen, Smith-Lever Competitive National Research Initiative (NRI) Fund for Rural America Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems Section 406 Integrated Water Quality Program (AREERA) Non-Competitive (Congressional)

10 Priority Areas Program FY 04 FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 NRI Watersheds NIWQP Processes & Resources Processes & Resources Pathogens: Ag water availability Pathogens: Ag water availability Restoration; Behavior TBA Change CEAP Watershed Projects CEAP Synthesis

11 Working with the Land Grant NIWQP Funding Universities Regional Water Quality Coordination Projects National Facilitation Projects Extension/Education Projects Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Projects

12 CSREES National Water Program Regional Water Quality Coordination Projects (Statewide - Regional Scale) Extension/Education Projects (Watershed Scale) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Projects (Watershed Scale) National Facilitation Projects (Multi-Regional or National Scale)

13 CSREES National Water Program The National Program is driven by issues - not funding. The National Program includes activities by the State Partners that extend beyond the scope of 406 Funding. The National Program integrates research, extension, and education projects from multiple disciplines.

14 CSREES National Water Program Partnerships are critical to the success of the National Program. Eight core Themes define the key issues of the National Program.

15 CSREES WQ Themes Eight Themes Identified for Research, Education, and Extension Programs Animal Waste Management Drinking Water/Human Health Environmental Restoration Nutrient and Pesticide Management Pollution Assessment and Protection Watershed Management Water Conservation & Management Water Policy & Economics

16 Overview of Water Resources Core Problem Areas PA 111 Conservation and Efficient Use of Water PA 112 Watershed Protection and Management PA 405 Drainage and Irrigation Systems and Facilities Complementary Problem Areas PA 133 Pollution Prevention and Mitigation PA 605 Natural Resources and Environmental Economics PA 403 Waste Disposal, Recycling, and Reuse

17 Land Cover and Land Use Change at CSREES CSREES has funded research, education and extension activities in this area concerned with the evaluation of how changes in land use, management and cover may affect local, regional and regional environmental and socioeconomic conditions in terms of short- and long-term consequences. Changes in land use in response to population growth, urban and suburban growth, recreational needs, and other factors affecting the fixed supply of land are important themes. Extension activities are aimed at integrating scientific and educational resources into clear and effective decision support systems and communicating this information in a timely and userfriendly manner to those who utilize it.

18 Emerging Priorities and Objectives: Societal demands for land in residential, commercial, and industrial uses are expected to increase with growing populations and rising incomes Research will continue to develop and evaluate methods for analyzing associated implications for wildlife habitat, timber supplies, carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation, biodiversity, and other ecological and economic impacts. Spatial econometric studies will be conducted of forestcover changes, with expanded use of ecological and economic theories to guide model development and enhance robustness of projected changes.

19 Programs that address Land use/land Cover Change: National Research Initiative: Air Quality Managed Ecosystems Weedy and Invasive Plant Species Watershed Processes & Water Resources Geospatial Extension Specialists Soil Processes Rural Development Water Quality Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension McIntire-Stennis Hatch

20 Project Title Funding Institution Effects Of Changing Social Values, Demographics, And Land Use On Rangeland Management Forest Tenure Dynamics At The Public/Private Lands Interface Grassland Ecosystem Response To The Experimental Manipulation Of Precipitation Impervious Surface Mapping For Improved Land Use Planning For The Urbanizing Northeast Impacts Of Amenity Values On Agricultural Lands Conservation In The Rocky Mountain Region Hatch MCINTIRE- STENNIS NRI HATCH NRI TEXAS A&M UNIV OF WISCONSIN KANSAS STATE UNIV UNIV OF CONNECTICUT UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK

21 Research Highlights Kalita (NRI) - Tiled Drainage Watersheds: Characterize tile drainage in two selected watersheds; develop hydrographs for watersheds that reflect impacts of tile drainage; relate water quality impacts to hydrology of tile drains; model hydrology of tile drainage and impacts on water quality.

22 Assessing the Cumulative Effects of Forest Management: Research in the Mica Creek Experimental Watershed

23 MCEW Location Unique climate region Continental/Maritime

24 Motivation Research and Management Needs Will increased runoff due to logging destabilize streams? Data from typical managed forestlands Second growth Contemporary management practices Watershed scale Interdisciplinary connections Mechanistic understanding of processes Integrated, spatially-explicit management tools

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30 Future Directions Expand efforts to address human dimensions of water resource issues Continue and expand partnerships for joint program efforts Develop a program in Agricultural Water Security water use, distribution, management, and economics

31 Agricultural Water Security Issues Map

32 Agricultural Water Security - Interventions Map

33 Ecological Impacts from the Interactions of Climate Change, Land Use Change and Invasive Species Joint Research Solicitation EPA, USDA, NASA Environmental Protection Agency s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program: Bernice L. Smith, Ph.D; Environmental Protection Agency.: ; smith.bernicel@epa.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture s National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program: Nancy Cavallaro, Ph.D.; Department of Agriculture: ; ncavallaro@csrees.usda.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration s Applied Science Program: Ed Sheffner; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; ; edwin.j.sheffner@nasa.gov

34 Program Objectives Collectively understand and/or address how climate change and variability and land use change: (1) influence the establishment, abundance and distribution of invasive species; (2) interact with invasive species to create feedbacks that increase their success; (3) interact with invasive species to cause threshold responses in natural and managed systems, or (4) affect the chemical, biological and mechanical management of invasive species.

35 Specific Agency Interests EPA is particularly interested in linked aquatic ecosystems USDA in managed terrestrial systems. NASA is interested in projects in which data from NASA earth observing systems, especially the systems scheduled for launch in the next 3-5 years, and/or output from NASA Earth science models are used to enhance decision support tools used by operational agencies to respond to invasive species.