GIS
and GPS:
High-Tech Tools From Space to the Ground Urban
planners, watershed management specialists,
and oceanographers are finding new uses for
geographic information system and global positioning
system technologies. By
Roberta Baxter
CPESCs
Take It to the Top The
highest level of practice for erosion control
professionals is not about getting, but
about giving. By
Martha S. Mitchell
Erosion's
Contribution to Greenhouse Gases
Organic matter in eroded soil decomposes at
a greater rate than that in intact soil. Are
the products of this decomposition contributing
to the flux in atmospheric greenhouses gases? By Michael Boyle
Moving
Mountains
A student offers his view of the erosion control
profession by way of interactions with experts
and projects. By David Watson
