Developing methods to provide high quality forage through most of the year is important for cattle operations. The purpose this study was determine management options offset summer “slump” with fescue. Four grass pasture treatments (10 pastures total; 4 acres each) were used in a completely randomized design and stocked growing heifers (n = 49; initial wt 461 ± 65 lb). Pasture consisted novel f...

Monthly cross shore beach profiles measured at the Ogata Wave Observation pier located in Joetsu-Ogata Coast, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, was analyzed to investigate multi-scale morphodynamic beach behavior. The Ogata beach, facing the Sea of Japan, is subjected to high energy wave conditions that has a strong winter/summer seasonal signature. The measured beach profiles at the beach show very s...

Beach scarps are commonly associated with nourishment. Large and persistent beach not only affect the performance of nourishment, but also safety hazards to tourists. In this study, morphological evolution was examined at a nourished in low-energy micro-tidal environment. Topographic surveys nine profiles were carried out every 3–6 months after lasting for nearly 4.5 years, combined observed si...

Loss of nitrate from agricultural lands to surface waters is an important issue, especially in areas that are extensively tile drained. To reduce these losses, a wide range of in-field and edge-of-field practices have been proposed, including constructed wetlands. We re-evaluated constructed wetlands established in 1994 that were previously studied for their effectiveness in removing nitrate fr...

Anchored Large Woody Debris (LWD) is increasingly being used as one of several nature-based coastal protection strategies along the north-western coasts Canada and US. As an alternative to conventional hard armoring (e.g., seawalls), its usage widely considered be less harmful ecosystem while maintaining ability protect beaches against wave attack erosion. The effects seawalls on have been exte...

Abstract The use of discontinuous berms remains a common strategy in medium-rise urban excavations when uniform slope is not safe enough and certain conditions are met. However, despite its frequent use, there no broad contrasted reference that allows design verification similar way to how it done the usual homogeneous slopes, either by abacus such as those Taylor or Hoek Bray two-dimensional n...