VTP 021, We All Live Downstream Examines urban and rural runoff and the problems it creates for America's surface and groundwater supplies. Also offers tips that can help people reduce nonpoint source pollution in watersheds across the country. VTP 022, Body Condition Scoring of Sheep Introduces a body condition scoring system that helps producers obtain optimum production from their flocks. Strangers in Our Waterways Explores the impacts of non-native species on our aquatic ecosystems. An Alternative Bedding Litter for Broiler Production Shows how Oregon broiler producers are cutting costs and helping solve environmental problems by using chopped grass straw for bedding litter.
Communities Looks at how three communities are managing change.
Farmers, loggers, fishermen, and community leaders share their experiences with surviving change. A companion study guide offers practical information to help communities deal with change. Includes an activity booklet for you and your child to complete together. Examines the eating habits of cows, sheep, horses, and goats, and explores how forage selection, pugging, trampling, and fencing contribute to a pasture's health and sustainability. Urban Runoff Explores the importance of water, the pressures our cities are placing on this precious resource, and ways that individuals can protect local drinking water supplies.