Abstracts

Jill Baron¹, Shabtai Bittman², Robert Black³, Richard Sheibley³, Jana Compton⁴, Cliff Snyder⁵, Daniel Wise⁶

 ¹U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO, 80523-1499, jill.baron@usgs.gov

²Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 1000, Agassiz, British Columbia, V0M 1A0

³U.S. Geological Survey, Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma WA 98402

⁴U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, Corvallis OR 97333

⁵International Plant Nutrition Institute, Conway AR 72034

⁶U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Water Science Center, Portland OR 97201

Abstract

Bellingham Bay and the Nooksack River Basin will provide the test case for an international nitrogen (N) management system for North America. Spanning a portion of the western interface of the U.S. and Canada, the region supports intensive agriculture, freshwater and estuarine fisheries, diverse wildlife, cities and towns, and to the east, North Cascades National Park that is protected by the US Wilderness Acts. Using abundant data and model activities from a well-established scientific community, our project seeks to create knowledge, build regional capacity, and forge collaborations toward creation of regional N management solutions that protect or restore ecosystems and human health affected by excess reactive N while maintaining a vibrant agricultural community.