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Conservation Planning Forms, Assessments and Quality Criteria
 

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Quality Criteria


Environmental Compliance

CPA-52 Environmental Worksheet  (XLS, 146 KB)

CPA-52 Spreadsheet Instructions  (PDF, 855 KB)

CPA-52 Instructions 

Clean Water Act and Waters of the U.S.

Cultural Resources

Environmental Justice

Essential Fish Habitat

Fish and Wildlife Coordination

Floodplain Management

Invasive Species

Migratory Birds

Natural Areas

Prime and Unique Farmlands

Riparian Area

Scenic Beauty

Wild and Scenic Rivers

Endangered and Threatened Species

Wetlands

HEL/Wetland Determinations CPA-026  (PDF, 95 KB)


Planning Forms & Assessments

Biology

Introduction to Tech Note 19, Wildlife Habitat Appraisal Guide


Wildlife Habitat Appraisal Guide  (PDF, 126 KB)

Conservation Planning

Field Resource Inventory Worksheet  (PDF, 73 KB)


Planning and Implementation Notes  (PDF, 55 KB)

Resource Setting  (PDF, 42 KB) 

System Narrative  (PDF, 42 KB) 

Contract Review (CPA-13)  (PDF, 205 KB) 

Six-Part Folder Organization  (PDF, 120 KB)

Conservation Planning and Documentation Guidance 

Cultural Resources

Cultural Resources Request 

Food Security Act (FSA)

Minimal Effects Procedures Worksheet  (PDF, 100 KB)

Nutrient Management

North Idaho Commercial Fertilizer Nutrient Management Planner  (Version 2.0.3) (XLS, 1.10 MB)

South Idaho Commercial Fertilizer Nutrient Management Planner  (Version 2.0.4) (XLS, 1.21 MB)

AFO/CAFO/WFO Site Assessment (PDF, 183 KB)

Pasture and Range

ID-CPA-25, Seeding/Planting Plan Specification  (PDF, 85 KB)

Prescribed Grazing Workbook  (XLS, 607 KB)

ID-CPA-006 Similarity Index Worksheet (11 x 17)  (XLS, 185 KB)

ID-CPA-006 Similarity Index Worksheet  (XLS, 199 KB)

ID-CPA-007 Browse Resource Evaluation  (XLS, 60 KB)

ID-CPA-008 Range & Pasture Computation Worksheet  (XLS, 49 KB)

ID-CPA-009 Livestock, Forage & Feed Balance  (XLS, 45 KB)

ID-CPA-010 Prescribed Grazing Planning & Documentation Chart  (XLS, 113 KB)

ID-CPA-011 Rangeland Health Evaluation  (XLS, 52 KB)

ID-CPA-012 Apparent Trend Worksheet  (XLS, 57 KB)

ID-CPA-013 Stocking Rate & Forage Value Rating  (XLS, 135 KB)

ID-CPA-014 Proper Grazing Use  (XLS, 50 KB)

ID-CPA-015 Pasture Condition Scoresheet  (XLS, 85 KB)

ID-CPA-016 Line Point Intercept  (XLS, 42 KB)
 

Water Quality

Field Sheet 2B: Animal Wastes (Indicators for Pasture or Range Animals) (PDF, 63 KB) 

Field Sheet 1A: Sediment (Indicators for Receiving Watercourses and Water Bodies) (PDF, 64 KB)

Field Sheet 1B: Sediment (Indicators for Cropland, Hayland or Pasture) (PDF, 65 KB) 

Field Sheet 2A: Animal Wastes (Indicators for Receiving Watercourses and Water Bodies) (PDF, 61 KB) 

Field Sheet 2B: Animal Wastes (Indicators for Confined Animals)  (PDF, 64 KB) 

Idaho Nutrient Transport Risk Assessment  (XLS, 512 KB)  

Idaho Pest Management Worksheet  (XLS, 489 KB)  

Windbreak/Riparian

ID-CPA-27, Windbreak/Shelterbelt Planting Specification  (PDF, 85 KB) 

ID-CPA-28, Tree-Shrub-Riparian Planting Specification  (PDF, 81 KB)
 

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