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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Shenandoah Valley"”.
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Sequential sampling and analysis of precipitation in the Shenandoah Valley
… a developmental sequential rain sampler in the Shenandoah Valley. It also reports the results obtained from the rainwater analysis precipitation at and this the determination rural site is of whether the acidic or not. Rainwater collection was conducted sequentially and on an event basis from …
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Effects of Cattle Exclusion on Stream Habitat in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
… scores. A total of 39 stream sites in the Shenandoah Valley were classified using the Rapid Habitat Assessment (RHA) which is based on 10 visual evaluations of physical characteristics. Four of the ten RHA parameters, embeddedness, bank stability, vegetative protection, and riparian …
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Building Marketing Capacity of Local Food Systems: Case Studies from the Shenandoah Valley
… demographic of the agricultural sector in the Shenandoah Valley and Chesapeake Bay watershed. Having sufficient food system infrastructure available and accessible to these farm operations is essential to help them add value to their farm products; diversify their operations and differentiate …
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Depositional and Diagenetic History of the Middle Ordovician Carbonates of the Shenandoah Valley, Northern Virginia
… from six measured stratigraphic sections in Shenandoah County, Virginia were examined to interpret the depositional and diagenetic history. Two major lithofacies have been recognized within the New Market Limestone and three have been recognized in the Lincolnshire Formation. These five …
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Distributional economic impacts of Civil War battlefield preservation alternatives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
… Civil War battlefield sites located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Distributional analyses examine the changes in economic activity (e.g., employment and personal income) within a region, and help to document the economic feasibility of battlefield preservation. Both private and …
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A Lost Cause Found: Vestiges of Old South Memory in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
… and geographical imagination within the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I analyze a whole range of material cultural practices throughout the entire region centered on the memory of the Civil War including monuments, battlefields, museum exhibits, burial rituals, historical reenactments, …
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Modeling the Effects of Local Air Pollution Control Measures on Air Quality in the Shenandoah Valley
Air quality in the Shenandoah Valley has deteriorated in recent years. The valley exceeds the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone (O3) a few days each year, and with stricter fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standards coming into effect, the valley risks exceeding those as well. …
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Assessing the effects of cattle exclusion practices on water quality in headwater streams in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
… Keezletown, VA encompassing Cub Run and Mountain Valley Road Tributary streams. During two, one-week studies, eight automatic water samplers took two-hour composites for three periods: baseline, cattle access, and recovery. During the cattle access period, livestock were able to enter the riparian …
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Seasonality of prices, marketings and cash production costs of broilers in the 10-county Shenandoah Valley area, 1951-1956
… production cost of broilers in the 10-County Shenandoah Valley Area, The association between the seasonal pattern of broiler marketings and the seasonal variation in broiler prices and the relationship of seasonal variations in cash production cost to the seasonal movement of broiler …
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Epikarst control on flow and storage at James Cave, VA: an analog for water resource characterization in Shenandoah Valley karst
Karst aquifers host significant water supplies but are easily contaminated because highly conductive inlets can rapidly transmit water to depth. The epikarst, which is the region of vegetation, soil, and weathered bedrock above karst aquifers, is a critical zone as it regulates the quantity and …
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Analysis of Sinkhole Susceptibility and Karst Distribution in the Northern Shenandoah Valley, Virginia: Implications for Low Impact Development (LID) Site Suitability Models
… runoff due to urban development in the northern Shenandoah Valley (NSV) region of Virginia has prompted local officials and representatives to consider Low Impact Development (LID) as a stormwater management technique. LID is based on infiltrating stormwater runoff at the source through practices …
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A Matter of Increasing Perplexity: Public Perception, Treatment, and Military Influence of Refugees in the Shenandoah Valley During the American Civil War
… definitions and perceptions of refugees in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia evolved over the course of the American Civil War. It investigates perspectives from individuals in both the United States and Confederate States to illustrate how misconceptions about refugees—who they were, what they …
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A stable isotope and macro-charcoal sediment record spanning the Pleistocene-Holocene transition from Maple Pond in the southern Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, USA
… core from Maple Pond, a sinkhole pond within the Shenandoah Valley Sinkhole Pond complex at the base of the Blue Ridge in central Virginia. The results document more than 15,000 years of continuous sediment accumulation, fire history, and environmental variability from the Late Pleistocene to the …
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The archetype and the ideal
… area of Staunton, Virginia, a small town in the Shenandoah Valley. The site is a parking lot with a wall of nineteenth century warehouse buildings on one side that suggest the completion of a public square. The means by which l tried to find a resolution to this architectural suggestion involve a …
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A study of livestock marketing in the area of Virginia served by the Norfolk and Western Railroad for the years of 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931
… in the state are Southwest Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, and northern Virginia. In Southwest Virginia, due to the abundant growth of excellent quality bluegrass, most of the butcher cattle are grass-fattened and sold in the fall at two to three years of age. In the Shenandoah Valley and …
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Population dynamics, mortality factors, and pest status of alfalfa weevil in Virginia
… higher alfalfa weevil pressure than those in the Shenandoah Valley and southwestern region. The dominant natural enemy of alfalfa weevil larvae was the parasitoid, Bathyplectes anurus (Thomson). Larval parasitization was lower in the Piedmont compared with the other regions. The entomopathogenic …
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Skyline
… on the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east of the Shenandoah Valley. Here he assists in the creation of the Shenandoah National Park, and develops and explores relationships with fellow CCC boys and local residents—both positive and negative relationships, all with consequences that will affect all …
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Poultry Litter as a Nutrient Source for Low Input Forage Systems
Despite high volumes of manure production in the Shenandoah Valley, there are still areas of forage production in the Shenandoah Valley that are nutrient deficient, because manures have traditionally been applied to higher value row crops. Furthermore, anecdotal reports have suggested that …
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Forces in the initiation and implementation of the rural groundwater protection process
… protection than many of its neighbors in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia; (2) how was Clarke County able to initiate and institute groundwater protection plans; and (3) is there a special role for the public administrator in the rural groundwater protection policy process?
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An estimation of the costs associated with commercial broiler production in Virginia
… of producers and contract feed dealers in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia. The results are presented in the form of estimated costs under stated situations of production facilities, performance, and input costs. The presentation of average investment requirements for buildings and …
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