Got Water?
Module 2

Materials | Local Resources | Background Info. for Instructors | Handouts | Websites | Homework Assignment

Lesson 3 - Resources
Acknowledgement: Taken from "Living on the Land 2001"

Materials/Supplies To Be Requested From Participants Before Class Starts

Materials/Supplies Needed For Class

  1. Flip chart and markers (or dry erase board, chalk board or overhead projector)

  2. Overhead or PowerPoint computer projection system

  3. Pointer

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Local Resources Needed For Class

1.  The "Sponge and Bucket" Soil Water Holding Demonstration materials needed:
        a.  Large sponge
        b.  Bucket
        c.  Water (consider coloring the water with food dyes to make it easier to see)
2.  Soil samples, for Determining Irrigation by the Look and Feel Method Activity Sheet  (Top)

 

Background Information For Instructors

  1. If participants filled out the pre-registration form, use them to tailor the presentation to the interests of the group.

  2. Miles, D. L., 1998, Estimating Soil Moisture, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Crop Series Fact Sheet no. 4.700, 3p. Downloadable at http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/04700.pdf
  3. Niedersolzer, F. and Long, L., 1998, Simple Irrigation Scheduling Using the "Look and Feel" Method, Oregon State University Extension Service EM 8716, 3+p.
  4. Follett, R. H. and Soltanpour, P. N., Irrigation Water Quality Criteria, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Crop Series Fact Sheet no. 0.506, 2p. Downloadable at http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/00506.pdf
  5. Vomocil, J. A., and Hart, J., 1990, Irrigation Water Quality, Oregon State University Extension Service FG 76, 3p. Downloadable at http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/fg76.pdf
  6. Cardon, G. E., and Mortvedt, J. J., 1994, Salt-Affected Soils, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Crop Series Fact Sheet no. 0.503, 3p. Downloadable at http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/00503.pdf
  7. Jensen, L. and Shock, C. C., 2001, Strategies for Reducing Irrigation Water Use, Oregon State University Extension Service EM 8783, 7p. Downloadable at http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/html/em/EM8783/em8783.html
  8. Hansen, H. and Trimmer, W., 1997, Irrigation Runoff Control Strategies, Pacific Northwest Extension publication – Oregon – Idaho – Washington, PNW 287, 4p. Downloadable at http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/pnw287.pdf
  9. Broner, I., 1993, Irrigation Scheduling, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Crop Series Fact Sheet no. 4.708, 2p. Downloadable at http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/04708.pdf
  10. Trimmer, W., and Hansen, H., 1994, Irrigation Scheduling, Pacific Northwest Extension publication – Oregon – Idaho – Washington, PNW 288, 2 p. Downloadable at http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/pnw288.pdf
  11. Unknown author, unknown date, Soil Water Monitoring and Measurement Pacific Northwest Extension publication – Oregon – Idaho – Washington, PNW 475, unknown p.
  12. Unknown author, unknown date, Drip Irrigation for Row Crops, University of California, Davis Publication 3376, unknown p.
  13. Unknown author, unknown date, Scheduling Irrigation: When and How Much, University of California, Davis Publication 3396, unknown p.
  14. Unknown author, unknown date, Irrigation Management Practices: Checklist for Oregon, Oregon State University Extension Service EM 8644, unknown p.

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Handouts Needed For Participants

  1. The Sponge and Bucket Water-Holding Demonstration Activity Sheet
  2. Determining Irrigation by the Look and Feel Method Activity Sheet
  3. The Can Method for Determining Sprinkler Output Activity Sheet
  4. Flood Irrigation System Checklist Activity Sheet

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Handouts Needed For Participants (In addition to lesson handouts)

  1. H. Hansen and W. Trimmer, 1997, Irrigation System Walk-through Inspection Analysis, Oregon State University Extension Service, PNW 293, downloadable at: http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/html/pnw/pnw293/pnw293.html
  2. Sanders, D. C., 2001, Drip or Trickle Irrigation Systems: An Operations and Troubleshooting Checklist, North Carolina State University, HIL-33-B, downloadable at: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-33-b.html

Instructors: Please add any pertinent local publications.

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Websites For Further Information

  1. Kansas State University, Drip Irrigation: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/sdi/
  2. Natural Resource Conservation Service Irrigation Page: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nrcsirrig/
  3. Oregon Small Acreage Website: http://www.or.nrcs.usda.gov/pas/factsheet.htm
  4. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Irrigation Page: http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/ies.htm
  5. U.S. Department of the Interior: http://www.usbr.gov/niwqp/
  6. U.S. Department of the Interior Climate and Evaporation Data: http://mac1.pn.usbr.gov/agrimet/index.html
  7. University of Nebraska Lincoln Cooperative Extension Acreage and Small Farm Insights: http://acreageinsights.unl.edu/index.htm
  8. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, links to Washoe County Evapotranspiration Project: http://www.extension.unr.edu
  9. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Small Ranch Manual: http://www.extension.unr.edu/SmalRnch/SmallRanch.html

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Homework Assignment
  1. Practice the Look and Feel Method for determining irrigation on your soils on your property. 
  2. Inventory your irrigation system, existing and proposed. What is working well? What needs to be changed? If you have a flood irrigation system, complete the checklist. 
  3. Check the uniformity of your sprinkler system, using any of the methods discussed in this lesson.

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