Elton R. Smith Endowment Sponsored Workshops and Conferences

Building the Scientific Basis for Green Payments. A report on a workshop sponsored by the USDA CSREES, World Wildlife Fund, and Elton R. Smith Endowment at MSU. April 14-15, 2005, Washington, D.C.
Making Environmental Policy Analysis Relevant: The EPA Case. Sandra Batie, Judy Beck, Lawrence Libby, Percy Magee, Patricia Norris, Richard Shamblen, Cheryl Summer, Larry Vance and Mark Wilson. Sponsors: USEPA, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, Elton R. Smith Program in Food and Agricultural Policy at MSU, and the C. William Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy at OSU. A Report on a Workshop Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Ohio State University and Michigan State University, held April 12 and 13, 2000 in Columbus, Ohio.
The Food System of the 21st Century: Strategic Opportunities and Challenges. Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, February 7-9, 2000.

Elton R. Smith Endowment and EPA University Workshops

Presentations and Papers from the EPA-Universities Workshop
on Agro-Environmental Quality Issues in Great Lake Regions
"Making TMDLs Work in Rural Watersheds"
presented April 26-27, 2001 at Brook Lodge
Augusta, Michigan.

Current State of Knowledge About Nonpoint Loadings: What Do We Know About the ‘L’ in "TMDL"? Making TMDLs Work in Rural Watersheds Brook Lodge. R. Pete Richards, Director, Water Quality Laboratory, Heidelberg College. Summary
Finding the Right Tools for Implementing TMDLs in Rural Watersheds: Avoiding the Square Peg-Round Hole Dilemma. Kurt Stephenson, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech. Summary
TMDLs in Florida: The Okeechobee Story. John Folks, Florida Department of Agriculture’s Director, Lake Okeechobee Restoration Program. Summary
The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program: Lessons for Nonpoint Source TMDLs. Robert W. Adler, Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment CommUnity Resolution, Inc. Summary
Watershed Management and TMDLs. Finding the Most Effective Combination of Solutions for Phosphorus Reduction in the Kalamazoo River Watershed. Jenny Molloy, Michigan Department of Water Quality. Summary
Implementing Water Quality Regulations in Oregon - Perspectives from Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Michael Wolf, Oregon Department of Agriculture and Roger Wood, Director of Environment Quality, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Summary
The Sandusky River Watershed Coalition Case. Monica Ostrand, Sandusky River Watershed Coalition, Fremont, Ohio. Summary
Restoring and Appreciating our Water Resources..It’s Up to All of Us! Kathy Evans, Muskegon Conservation District, Muskegon, Michigan. Summary
Meeting TMDLs: How Do We Know When We Get There? Jo Ann Beckwith, Department of Resource Development, Michigan State University. Summary

A Report on a Workshop Sponsored by the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency,
Ohio State University, and Michigan State University.
Held April 12 and 13, 2000
Columbus, Ohio

Organizers: Sandra Batie, Judy Beck, Lawrence Libby, Percy Magee, Patricia Norris, Richard Shamblen, Cheryl Summer, Larry Vance and Mark Wilson.
Sponsers: USEPA, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, Elton R. Smith Program in Food and Agricultural Policy at MSU, and the C. William Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy at OSU.

Making Environmental Policy Analysis Relevant: The EPA Case.