The Trash Monitoring and Assessment Project (MDMAP), is a citizen science initiative that engages
NOAA partners and volunteers across the nation to survey and record the amount and types of marine
debris on shorelines. Each passionate and dedicated partner in the MDMAP network selects a nearby
shoreline monitoring site that they return to monthly to conduct surveys and submit meaningful data to
NOAA’s MDMAP Database.
How big is the marine debris problem, and how is it changing over time? What types of debris are most
common in your region? MDMAP data can help to answer these questions and can be used to guide
marine debris policy development, education, and outreach, and address important research questions.
water quality
Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Policies and Markets
2:30 Welcome and Review of Previous Weeks
Catherine Kling, Cornell University
2:40 Potential Market Opportunities
Conservation Auctions
Leah Palm-Forster, University of Delaware
Water Quality Trading
Kurt Stephenson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Certification and Supply Chain Standards
Kurt Waldman, Indiana University
3:30 Review of Input on New Policy and Market Opportunities
3:40 Farmer Panel: Reactions to Proposed Opportunities
Rod Weimer, Fagerberg Farms
Rochelle Krusemark, Krusemark Farms
Richard Wilkins, Delaware Farm Bureau
4:20 Action Group Panel: Reactions to Proposed Opportunities s
Jenny Ahlen, Environmental Defense Fund
Sean McMahon, Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance
5:00 Discussion and Prioritization
5:25 Preview of Next Session
5:30 Adjourn
Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Landscape Level Actions
2:30 Welcome and Review of Previous Weeks
Catherine Kling, Cornell University
2:40 Federal Programs Related to Conservation and Nitrogen Management and Use
Steven Wallander, USDA Economic Research Service
3:05 Flash Talks: Innovative Technologies
Precision Application of Nitrogen – Kit Franklin, Harper Adams University
Microbial Haber-Bosch – Daniel Nocera, Harvard University
Biodegradable Sensors in Soil – Ana Arias, University of California, Berkeley
Potential for Perennial Grains and Grasses – Steve Culman, The Ohio State University
Flash Talks: Governance and Outreach Opportunities at the Landscape Level
Building Coalitions to Development and Implement Solutions – Roger Wolf, Iowa Soybean Association
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program in California – Mark Lubell, University of California, Davis
Engaging Farmers in Nitrogen Management Decision Making – Greg LaBarge, The Ohio State University
Addressing Cooperation Problems and Decision Making in Agricultural Policy – Mark Lubell, University of California, Davis
Extension Engagement – Greg LaBarge, The Ohio State University
4:05 Review of Input on Landscape-Level Actions and Opportunities
4:20 Discussion and Prioritization
5:25 Preview of Next Session
Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Farm-Level Actions
2:30 Welcome and Review of Previous Week
Catherine Kling, Cornell University
2:40 Drivers of Farmer and Agricultural Stakeholder Decision Making and Actions
Linda Prokopy, Purdue University
3:05 Flash Talks: Farm-level Actions and Opportunities
Digital Agriculture to Reduce Nitrogen Losses across the U.S. Corn Belt
Bruno Basso, Michigan State University
Cover Crops by Region: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in the Midwest
Alejandro Plastina, Iowa State University
Strategically Integrating Prairie to Restore Ecosystem Health and Functioning Within Annual
Crop Fields
Lisa Schulte Moore, Iowa State University
Successful In-field Water Management in Nebraska
Jim Schepers, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Management of Nitrogen in Tile Drainage Systems
Jane Frankenberger, Purdue University
The 4Rs of Nutrient Management
Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, The Nature Conservancy
Technology to Monitor Nitrogen Loss in Farm Fields
David Lee, Booz Allen Hamilton
Floridan Aquifer Collaborative Engagement for Sustainability (FACETS) Project: An Integrated
Assessment of Economic and Environmental Impacts of Best Management Practice Adoption
Wendy Graham, University of Florida
4:05 Review of Input on Farm-Level Actions and Opportunities
4:20 Discussion and Prioritization
5:25 Preview of Next Session
5:30 Adjourn