| Course ID: | CRSS 4580/6580. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Soil Erosion and Conservation |
Course
Description: | Mechanisms of soil erosion and sediment production; infiltration, runoff, and sediment transport in agricultural, forestry, and urban environments. Erosion and sediment control principles and practices. Impact of erosion and sediment on productivity and environmental quality. |
| Oasis Title: | EROSION AND CONSERV |
| Undergraduate Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L or permission of department |
| Graduate Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L or permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | By the end of this course student should be able to--
1) describe the importance and mechanisms of soil erosion on
cropland, forest land, and urban situations;
2) specify erosion control practices appropriate to a given
site for agricultural, forestry, and urban land uses;
3) list important water quality impacts of sediment in streams
and lakes;
4) evaluate methods for sediment control, particularly from
urban sites, under a variety of soil and climatic conditions. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Geologic and accelerated erosion
2. Historical significance of erosion
3. Erosion mechanics
4. Infiltration
5. Sediment transport
6. Principles of erosion control
7. Agricultural erosion and conservation
8. Forest land erosion
9. Urban erosion
10. Sediment in the environment |