Heidi Peterson

Adjunct Professor
307 BioAgEng Building
1390 Eckles Ave
St Paul, MN 55108
hpeterson@sandcountyfoundation.org
pete6495@umn.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. - Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. 2011.
  • M.S. - Peology and Land Use, Purdue University. 2003.
  • B.S. - Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Purdue University. 2000.
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Areas of Interest

Water resources sustainability, agricultural nutrient cycling and 4R nutrient stewardship, evaluation of agricultural Best Management Practice (BMP) effectiveness for soil and water conservation

Select Publications

  • Peterson, H.M, L.A. Baker, J.S. Ulrich, D. Bruening, J.L. Nieber and B.N. Wilson. 2017. Agricultural P Balance Calculator- A tool for watershed planning. J. Soil Water Conserv. doi: 10.2489/jswc.72.4.395 
  • Lenhart, C., B. Gordon, J. Gamble, D. Current, N. Ross, L. Herring, J. Nieber, and H. Peterson. 2016. Design and Hydrologic performance of a tile drainage treatment wetland in Minnesota, USA. Water. doi: 10.3390/w8120549
  • Powers, S.M., T.P. Burt, N. Chan, J.J. Elser, P.M Haygarth, N.J. K. Howden, H.P. Jarvie, H.M. Peterson, J. Shen, F. Worrall, and A.N. Sharpley. 2016. Long-term accumulation and transport of anthropogenic phosphorus in three river basins.  Nature Geoscience. doi:10.1038/ngeo2693 
  • Haygarth, P.M., H.P. Jarvie, S.M. Powers, A.N. Sharpley, J.J. Elser, J. Shen, H.M. Peterson , N.I. Chan, N.J.K. Howden, T. Burt, F. Worrall, F. Zhang and X. Liu. 2014. Sustainable P management and the need for a long-term perspective: The legacy hypothesis. Environ. Sci. Technol. doi.:10.1021/es502852s
  • Peterson, H.M., J.L. Nieber, R. Kanivetsky, and B. Shmagin. 2013. Regionalization of landscape characteristics to map hydrologic variables. J. Hydroinformatics. doi:10.2166/hydro.2013.051
  • Peterson, H.M., J.L. Nieber, R. Kanivetsky, and B. Shmagin. 2012. Assessing water resources sustainability: application of the watershed characteristics approach. Water Res. Management. doi:10.1007/s11269-012-0232-9
  • Peterson, H.M., J.L. Nieber, and R. Kanivetsky. 2011. Hydrologic regionalization to assess anthropogenic changes. J. Hydrology,408: 212-225. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.07.042.
  • Lenhart, C., Peterson, H., and J. Nieber. 2011. Increased streamflow in agricultural watersheds of the midwest: implications for management. Watershed Science Bulletin. Spring Issue.

External Affiliations

Vice President of Agricultural Research & Conservation, Sand County Foundation