Rural transportation systems are of major importance to the nation's economy. Safety of rural bridges in many cases has deteriorated to a dangerous level rendering many avenues for the movement of goods and people to an unusable state. The recently developed glulam bridge system, composed of laminated stringers and deck fastened together by bolted and doweled connections, offers great potential in needed national bridge replacement programs., "Final report to the Engineering Foundation for Grant RC-A-74-6.", "March, 1977.", "CER76-77RMG-JRG-JDP-JB45.", Description based on print version record.
CSU employees and students discussed the extensive damage the 1997 Spring Creek flood did to the campus buildings including the library, student center and numerous offices and classrooms. it is, video file MPEG 93MB, Produced by Colorado State University., Online resource; title from opening screen (viewed March 2023)
Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed October 2012), "August 2012.", Includes bibliographical references., Mode of access: World Wide Web.
"November 2013.", "The Colorado Wine Industry Development Board commissioned a research project in 2012-2013 to assess the economic contributions the Colorado wine industry makes to the state. Conducted by Colorado State University, the research builds upon a similar 2005 study to better measure the wine industry's growth in Colorado over the past several years.", Professor Dawn Thilmany Ph.D., from CSU's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (DARE) oversaw the study with support from Associate Professor Marco Costanigro, Ph.D., and others., Online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed September 2018)
Focused on Agricultural Act of 2014 Title II: Conservation, which provides funding for thirteen conservation programs. The Conservations Title's purpose is to ensure the provision of clean water, abundant and safe food, the protection of wildlife from excessive disruption, and a conservation of the agricultural way of life., Daniel Villar and Andrew F. Seidl., "December 2014.", Includes bibliographical references., Online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed March 2021)
The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (AECP) is to provide easements for the long-term restoration and protection of environmentally sensitive lands from being developed or converted to non-agricultural uses. The program focuses on conserving agricultural land as well as wet-lands and their related benefits. These two functions are evaluated separately, maintaining some of the distinction implied by having separate programs., Daniel Villar and Andrew F. Seidl., "December 2014.", Includes bibliographical references., Online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed March 2021)
The Conservation Reserve Program is a voluntary land conservation program established in 1985. Its long term goal is to improve water quality, prevent soil erosion, and reduce loss of wildlife habitat through the removal of environmentally sensitive lands from agricultural production. The contracts through the Farm Service Administration (FSA) provide yearly rental payments to farmers who enroll in the program. These contracts are ten to fifteen years in length and insure improvements in environmental health and quality through the conversion of agricultural land back to natural or semi-natural vegetative cover., Daniel Villar and Andrew F. Seidl., "December 2014.", Includes bibliographical references., Online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed March 2021)
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program is new for 2014. RCPP serves to integrate regional and watershed level management of natural resources and conservation activities and to facilitate cooperation between state or local government, producer associations, and producers. Projects that the program focuses on include water quality and quantity, soil erosion, wild-life habitat, drought mitigation, flood control, and other regional priorities, Daniel Villar and Andrew F. Seidl., "December 2014.", Includes bibliographical references., Online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed March 2021)
The Conservation Stewardship Program functions by encouraging stewardship on agricultural lands, cropland, grassland, pastureland, rangeland and non-industrial private forest land by providing financial assistance to producers who meet program requirements., Daniel Villar and Andrew F. Seidl., "December 2014.", Includes bibliographical references., Online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed March 2021)
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program is designed to help agricultural producers and non-industrial forestland owners meet environmental standards set by the Federal, State, Tribal and local governments by providing financial and technical assistance on select projects. Financial assistance is available for conservation practices that address natural resource issues including the improvement of soil, water, plant, animal, or air resources., Daniel Villar and Andrew F. Seidl., "December 2014.", Includes bibliographical references., Online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed March 2021)
