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Technical & Professional Communications: Cross-Disciplinary Project

These are good starting points for Tech Comm. You may want to dig a little deeper into some of the other Research Guides for further information if needed.

Databases

Organizations

Indiana Department of Environmental Management: https://www.in.gov/idem/

Indiana Water Monitoring Council: http://www.inwmc.org/

Indiana Watershed Leadership Program: https://engineering.purdue.edu/watersheds/

Purdue University Extension Office: https://www.extension.purdue.edu/

United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture: https://aglearn.usda.gov/

United States Environmental Protection Agency: https://www.epa.gov/

Vigo County Soil and Water Conservation District: https://www.vigocounty.in.gov/department/index.php?structureid=35

World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/heli/risks/water/water/en/

Maps

Indiana Lakes, Rivers, and Water Sources: https://geology.com/lakes-rivers-water/indiana.shtml

Map of Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/InHisAtls/id/1560/rec/10

Otter Creek Base 

Otter Creek, Vigo County, Indiana: Otter Creek Topo Map in Vigo County, Indiana (anyplaceamerica.com)

Otter Creek Watershed: https://www.in.gov/idem/nps/resources/total-maximum-daily-load-reports/otter-creek/

US Rivers Map: https://www.freeworldmaps.net/united-states/us-rivers.html

 Wabash Drainage

 

 

Selected No-Till Farming Practices Articles

Selected Cover Crop Farming Practices Articles

Selected Repair / Maintenance of Septic Systems Articles

Operating and Maintaining an Onsite Sewage System: https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/HENV/HENV-107-w.pdf

Septic Systems and Their Maintenance: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/septic-systems-and-their-maintenance

Selected Watershed Articles

Characterizations of a Healthy Stream: https://www.academia.edu/13195422/Characteristics_of_a_healthy_strea

Monitoring Water in Indiana: Choices for Nonpoint Source and Other Watershed Projects: https://engineering.purdue.edu/watersheds/monitoring/MonitoringWaterinIndiana.2012.1.pdf

Factors Influencing Stream Health: http://www.hawaii.edu/gk-12/evo/erinb.streams.factors.htm

The Otter Creek Project: https://ouabachelandconservancy.org/otter-creek

Understanding Factors Influencing Farmers' Engagement in Watershed Management Activities: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.669571/full

Using Social Indicators to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Outreach in Two Indiana Watersheds: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1936-704X.2015.03200.x

Water: Rivers & Streams. https://archive.epa.gov/water/archive/web/html/streams.html

 

Selected Articles on Conservation and Psychology

People, place, behavior, and context: A research agenda for expanding our understanding of what motivates farmers' conservation behaviors: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=KO5AaoUAAAAJ&citation_for_view=KO5AaoUAAAAJ:BqipwSGYUEgC

Toward a theory of farmer conservation attitudes: Dual interests and willingness to take action to protect water quality: https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/54449

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