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  • Front Page
    • Contributors
    • Citation
  • Chapter 1
    • Particulate Matter
    • Impacts of Particulate Matter
  • Chapter 2
    • Soil Disturbance and Wind Erosion Processes
    • Climate Considerations
    • Weather Events Characterized by High Winds
  • Chapter 3
    • Wind Erosion Equation (WEQ)
    • Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS)
    • Aeolian Erosion (AERO) Model
    • Soil Properties and Interpretations
  • Chapter 4
    • Measuring Airborne Particulates
  • Chapter 5
    • Introduction to Conservation Planning
    • Assessing Wind Erosion and Particulate Emissions
    • Inventory the Resources
    • Formulating and Evaluating Alternatives
    • Analyzing Effects of Conservation Practices and Alternatives
  • Chapter 6
    • Introduction to Wind Erosion Abatement on Cropland
    • Conservation Practices for Wind Erosion Abatement on Cropland
    • Assembling the Conservation Plan
  • Chapter 7
    • Introduction to Controlling Wind Erosion on Rangeland, Natural Areas and Unpaved Surfaces
    • Conservation Practices for Controlling Wind Erosion on Rangeland, Natural Areas and Unpaved Surfaces
  • Chapter 8
    • NRCS Programs
    • FSA Programs
  • Glossary
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A
    • Appendix B
    • Appendix C
  • Resources

Appendix B: Exhibits Referenced in Text

Exhibit 5-1: National and State Resource Concerns and Planning Criteria

Exhibit 5-2: Wind Erodibility Group (WEG) and Wind Erodibility Index (from the National Soil Survey Handbook)

Exhibit 5-3: Resource Concern Guide, Soil Erosion - Wind

Exhibit 5-4: Resource Concern Guide, Air Quality Impacts - Emissions of Particulate Matter (PM) and PM Precursors

Exhibit 5-5: Example of a "T Chart"

Exhibit 6-1: Cropland Wind Erosion Practices by State

Exhibit 6-2: The Soil Conditioning Index (SCI)

Exhibit 6-3: Cover Crop Economics Tool Factsheet

Exhibit 6-4: Cover Crop Chart

Exhibit 6-5: A Comprehensive Guide to Cover Crop Species Used in the Northeast United States

Exhibit 6-6: North Dakota NRCS Specification for Design of Windbreaks

Exhibit 6-7: Conservation Tree/shrub Plantings Suitability Groups for Kansas

Exhibit 6-8: Conservation Tree/shrub Plantings Suitability Groups for Nebraska

Exhibit 6-9: Colorado Windbreak Suitability Groups

Exhibit 6-10: North Dakota NRCS Specification for Renovation of Windbreaks

Exhibit 7-1: Web Soil Survey Soil Report Information for Selected Practices

Exhibit 8-1: Cropland Enhancement Bundle

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This handbook was produced as a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Southwest and Southern Plains Climate Hubs and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Funding for this project was provided by NRCS and U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

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