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<br />an agricultural focus and contain sustainable agriculture
<br />material, It provides valuable information on the use of
<br />electronic databases, including AGRICOLA, the National
<br />Agricultural Library database in Beltsville, MD, Available
<br />from ANR Publications. Univ, of California, 6701 San Pablo
<br />Ave" Oakland, CA 94608-1239,
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<br />Water Efficiency for Your Home
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<br />The updated version of the Rocky Mountain Institute Water
<br />Program's guide to water efficiency is now available, This 23-
<br />page pamphlet explains how homeowners can save water.
<br />energy and money, It costs $1. or $0.50 in quantities of 10 or
<br />more, Contact the Rocky Mountain Institute. 1739 Snowmass
<br />Creek Road, Snowmass, CO 81654.9199,
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<br />Social, Economic, and Institutional Issues
<br />in Third World Irrigation Management
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<br />Co-edited by R. K. Sampath and Robert A, Young, The
<br />contributors to this volwne examine problems of irrigation
<br />management and propose strategies for improving irrigation
<br />efficiency and equity in the developing world, A series of
<br />detailed case studies of project successes and failures provides
<br />an interdisciplinary analysis of irrigation management in a
<br />variety of Third World settings, R. K, Sampath and Robert A,
<br />Young are both professors in the Department of Agricultural
<br />and Resource Economics at Colorado State University"
<br />Available from Westview Press. Customer Service Dept.. 5500
<br />Central Ave" Boulder. CO 80301,2847, Phone: (303)444-3541.
<br />FAX: (303)449-3356,
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<br />Monitoring the Effects of Forestry Activities
<br />on Streams in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
<br />
<br />This docwnent provides Guidelines for designing water quality
<br />monitoring projects and selecting monitoring parameters,
<br />These guidelines were developed through an EP A grant with
<br />the Center for Streamside Studies (CSS); at the University of
<br />Washington in Seattle, Authors of the Guidelines included
<br />Lee MacDonald (CSS), Alan Smart (USDA-FS) and Robert
<br />Wissmar (CSS). Two companion resources to the Guidelines
<br />are also available. The first is a PC-based expert system that
<br />incorporates the parameter selection process outlined in the
<br />Guidelines, The second is a booklet entitled "Forest
<br />Manager's Guide to Water Quality Monitoring, Contact Elbert
<br />Moore, Chief. Nonpoint Source Section. EPA, Region 10. Mail
<br />Stop WD-139, Seattle, WA 98101. Phone: (206)5534181.
<br />Lee MacDonald is a Professor of Earth Resources at Colorado
<br />State University.
<br />
<br />New EPA Video Available
<br />on Sustainable Agriculture
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<br />David Wann ofEPA's Region VIll and Yasukuni Christopher
<br />Tribble of Versatile Video Products have produced a new
<br />video on sustainable agriculture. Featuring on-farm
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<br />photography. music from Paul Winter and the Nitty Gritty Dirt
<br />Band, and narrated by Raymond Burr. the video is designed to
<br />promote educational awareness of sustainable agriculture,
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<br />The video contains the testimonials of many farmers from
<br />around the country who are implementing alternative
<br />agricultural practices that are sustainable, more protective of
<br />the environment, and more cost effective, It contains the
<br />testimonials of many farmers from around the country who are
<br />implementing alternative agricultural practices that are
<br />sustainable, more protective of the environment, and more cost
<br />effective, They speak of a better understanding of biological
<br />systems so that inputs can be applied in smaller quantities
<br />precisely where and when they are needed,
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<br />Some farmers are using methods such as biological pest
<br />control (natural predators and diseases) and mechanical
<br />cultivation to replace some or all of the pesticides and
<br />herbicides, They use crop rotations; growing different crops
<br />on a given piece of land over a several.season cycle to limit
<br />pest buildup and increase soil fertility, Including a legume in
<br />the rotation reduces the need for fertilizer. as legumes "fix"
<br />rtitrogen from the air and store it in their root structure. which
<br />remains to feed the next crop, Some farmers are using strip
<br />cropping, which involves planting narrow strips of different
<br />crops together to take advantage of their different abilities to
<br />use resources such as sunlight, soil, and water. and to prevent
<br />pest buildup,
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<br />The lesson these farmers have learned is good management,
<br />which comes from understanding the natural system, People
<br />need to learn to live more harmoniously with nature if nature
<br />is going to continue to sustain people, As conswners. we
<br />should learn to accept less "picture perfect" fruits and
<br />vegetables. if that perfection comes at the cost of an unstable
<br />and unhealthy agricultural system, As t.oe video says. "the
<br />recurring theme is that the solution to a given challenge can
<br />usually be found within the system itselfna system that
<br />includes hwnan ingenuity, One farmer calls it "just damn
<br />good farming,"
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<br />For information on how to obtain a copy of the video call
<br />David Wann. EPA Region VIII, at (303)293-1621.
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<br />EPA Region VIll Waste Watchers. Aug/Sept 1991
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<br />Water Transfer Report
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<br />Moving Western Water-At Whose Cost? is a publication of the
<br />National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). by Larry
<br />Morandi, The report looks at water transfers in Arizona.
<br />Colorado and New Mexico in the context of the public interest.
<br />It addresses legislative policy options for defIning and applying
<br />the public interest, mitigating the impacts of water tranSfers.
<br />and creating incentives to conserve water, For copies, contact
<br />NCSL, 1560 Broadway. Suite 700. Denver, CO 80202; (303)
<br />830-2200.
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