NRES 474 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION 3 HOURS CREDIT MWF 8 00 A M Room W 109 Turner Hall Instructor Dr Kenneth R Olson Office S 224 Turner Hall Phone 333 9639 fax 217 244 3219 e mail krolson illinois edu Office Hours MWF 9 00 A M or by appointment TA Ron Salemme e mail salmmjr2 illinois edu There will not be a field trip this semester Instead there will be a term paper required Short 2page paper with 3 new references 10 course points out of a 100 Required Text Book Soil and Water Conservation for Productivity and Environmental Protection by F R Troeh J A Hobbs and R L Donahue 4th edition Required reading Soil Science Simplified by H Kohnke and D P Franzmeier 4th edition helpful if you have not taken Introductory soils Optional Reference Books Soil and Environment A guide to soil survey and their application by G W Olson ACES Library Reserve Desk 333 2414 Optional reading if you have not taken introductory soils Supplemental Reading Required Reading Circular 1220 Estimating your soil erosion losses with the USLE handout from instructor Bulletin 811 Optimum crop productivity ratings for Illinois soils http soilproductivity nres illinois edu or Publications section 69 Mumford Hall Also a handout from instructor Optional readings Worldwatch paper 60 Soil Erosion Quiet Crisis in the World Economy Brown Electronic On line Reserve Library Agronomic use of scrubber sludge and soil as amendment to Lake Springfield sediment dredgings Olson and Jones Electronic On line Reserve Library Illinois Bulletin 778 Soils of Illinois Fehrenbacher et al ACES Library Reserve Desk Illinois Bulletin 782 Loess thickness and its effects on soils in Illinois Fehrenbacher Reserve Library Electronic On line Reserve Library Circular 1226 Illinois drainage guide Drablos and Moe Electronic On line Reserve Library Circular 1225 Design for grassed waterways Stall et al Electronic On line Reserve Library What is conservation tillage Mannering and Fenster Electronic On line Reserve Library Conservation tillage for erosion control Moldenhauer et al Electronic On line Reserve Library Soil degradation and the future of agriculture in sub Saharan Africa Lal Electronic On line Reserve Library Soil landscape and erosion relationships in a northwest Illinois watershed Kreznor et al Electronic On line Reserve Library Field evaluation of methods to estimate soil erosion Kreznor et al Electronic On line Reserve Library Use of fly ash as a time marker in sedimentation studies Jones and Olson Electronic On line Reserve Library Effects of soil erosion on corn yields of seven Illinois soils Olson and Nizeyimana Electronic On line Reserve Library GENERAL OBJECTIVE In a course that deals with such a broad multi disciplinary topic as soil and water conservation a definition of the specific objectives also provides the best method for indicating the content and character of the course The objectives listed below represent the specific aims of this course as visualized by the instructor The degree to which these objectives are met will depend upon the competence of the instructor and the interest and ability of the student SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1 To prepare student to participate objectively in public decisions on conservation of soil and water 2 To impart some understanding of conservation principles problems and measures on U S farms for people in agriculture but not directly involved in conservation 3 To prepare for careers in conservation or in farming production agriculture 4 To develop an awareness of the basic physical soil and water conservation problems 5 To develop an awareness of the social and economic interactions with soil and water conservation problems and practices 6 To develop an understanding of the physical processes associated with soil and water conservation problems 7 To have each student acquire knowledge of specific practices to alleviate soil and water conservation problems to understand the principles upon which these practices are based and the problems which may arise with their use 8 To develop an understanding of the role of government at various levels in the solution of soil and water conservation problems OUTLINE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS I INTRODUCTION TO COURSE Troeh Chapter 1 II SOILS A PROPERTIES Olson Chapters 1 2 and Appendix 2 Kohnke and Franzmeier Chapters 1 2 7 and 8 B SOIL SURVEYS Troeh Chapter 7 Bulletin 778 Soils of Illinois Bulletin 782 Loess thickness and its effects on soils in Illinois Kohnke and Franzmeier Chapter 10 C GEOLOGIC AND GEOMORPHIC CONCEPTS Troeh Chapter 3 Kohnke and Franzmeier Chapter 6 D ANCIENT RIVERS RE ALIGNMENT OF RIVERS STATE BOUNDARIES 1 Illinois borders E SOIL CLASSIFICATION Olson Chapter 4 Kohnke and Franzmeier Chapter 9 F SOIL LABORATORY ANALYSIS Olson Chapter 3 G SOIL INTERPRETATIONS Olson Chapters 5 and 6 Kohnke and Franzmeier Chapter 4 H URBAN LAND USE III EROSION TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION A WATER EROSION Troeh Chapter 4 Kohnke and Franzmeier Chapter 11 B PREDICTING SOIL LOSS Olson Chapter 8 Troeh Chapter 6 Soil landscape and erosion relationships in northwest Illinois watershed Kreznor et al Field evaluation of methods to estimate soil erosion Kreznor et al Use of fly ash a time marker in sedimentation studies Jones and Olson C ESTIMATING YOUR SOIL LOSS WITH THE USLE Circular 1220 Estimating your soil erosion losses with USLE Troeh Chapter 6 RUSLE and Water Erosion Prediction program D OVERVIEW OF ILLINOIS SOIL EROSION FACTS ABOUT ILLINOIS summary of 1982 to 1997 National Resources Inventories E LAND CAPABILITY CLASSIFICATION Olson Chapter 7 F WIND EROSION Troeh Chapters 5 and 6 G CROPPING SYSTEMS AND TILLAGE PRACTICES FOR CONSERVATION Troeh Chapters 8 and 9 What is conservation tillage Mannering Conservation tillage or erosion control Moldenhauer H VEGETATING HIGH EROSION HAZARD AREAS AND PASTURE RANGE AND FOREST MANAGEMENT Troeh Chapters 11 and 12 I CONSERVATION STRUCTURES Troeh Chapter 10 Circular 1225 Design for grassed waterways J LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS 1 Sny Island 2 St Johns levee and drainage K Levee breach terms 1 Enclopedia of Soil Science L IMPACT OF LEVEE BREACHES ON SOILS AND CROPS 1 Embarrass 2 Cairo 3 New Madrid floodway soil degradation 4 Karnack Cache River Valley and 5 Len Small M RESTORATION OF DEGRADED SOILS AFTER A LEVEE BREACH AND SUBSEQUENT FLOODING 1 Floodway levee repairs 2 Floodway restoration and realignment 3 O Bryan Ridge N RESTORATION OF URBAN AND PUBLIC LANDS 1 Cairo sand boils 2 Cairo relief wells O NAVIGATION SHIPPING