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Cultural Resources

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STEP 1.  Are any of the proposed practices considered as ‘Undertakings’ (GM 420, 401.40) or do any practices have the potential to affect cultural properties.  

NO [  ]                 YES [  ]                NOT SURE [  ]

  1. If your answer is "No,” additional documentation is not needed concerning cultural resources.  Document the finding on form NRCS-CPA-52, or equivalent, and proceed with planning.

  2. If your answer is "Yes,” go to step 2.

  3. If you are "Not Sure,” consult with the State Cultural Resource Specialist (CRS), the Division Cultural Resource Coordinator or just proceed with steps 2 and 3.

STEP 2.  Are the practices considered Undertakings included on the Idaho Conservation Practices Exempted from Cultural Review (see below)?

NO [  ]             YES [  ]

  1. If your answer is "Yes,” additional documentation is not needed concerning cultural resources.  Document the finding on form NRCS-CPA-52, or equivalent, and proceed with planning.

  2. If your answer is "No” for any, go to step 3.

STEP 3.  Complete form ID-420-005 NRCS Project Request for Cultural Resource Assistance and send it to the State CRS and the appropriate Division Cultural Resource Coordinator; document that this form was sent on the NRCS-CPA-52.  The CRS will respond within 10-days of receipt; follow their instructions from this point.

Cultural Resources Links:

National NRCS Cultural Resources Website
Idaho State Historic Preservation Office


Idaho Conservation Practices Exempted From Cultural Review

NOTE: Any activity or practice that has the potential effect to an historic property is considered an undertaking regardless of its status relative to this list.

Practice Name  (Practice Code):
  • Anionic Polyacrylamide Erosion Control (450)
  • Atmospheric Resource Quality Management  (370)
  • Bedding  (310)
  • Conservation Cover  (327)
  • Conservation Crop Rotation  (328)
  • Contour Buffer Strips  (332)
  • Contour Farming  (330)
  • Contour Stripcropping  (585)
  • Cover Crop  (340)
  • Cross Wind Ridges  (589A)
  • Cross Wind Trap Strips  (589C)
  • Drainage Water Management  (554)
  • Early Successional Habitat Development/Management  (647)
  • Feed Management  (592)

  • Fence (jack fence with no ground disturbance only)  (382D)
  • Field Border  (386)
  • Filter Strip (Cropland only)  (393)
  • Firebreak (cropland only)  (394)
  • Fishpond Management  (399)
  • Forage Harvest Management  (511)
  • Forest Stand Improvement (Hand-work only)  (666)
  • Herbaceous Wind Barriers (Field application)  (603)
  • Irrigation Water Conveyance - Ditch and Canal Lining

  • Non-reinforced Concrete  (428A)
  • Flexible Membrane  (428B)
  • Galvanized Steel  (428C)
  • Pneumatically-Applied Mortar  (428D)
  • Irrigation Water Management  (449)
  • Mulching  (484)
  • Multi-Story Cropping  (379)
  • Nutrient Management  (590)
  • Pasture & Hayland Planting  (Cropland only)  (512)
  • Pest Management  (595)
  • Pond Sealing or Lining
  • Flexible Membrane  (521A)
  • Soil Dispersant  (521B)
  • Bentonite Sealant  (521C)
  • Compacted Clay Treatment  (521D)
  • Prescribed Grazing  (528)
  • Range Planting  (Broadcast Only)  (550)
  • Residue Management
  •  No-Till, Strip Till & Direct Seed  (329)
  •  Mulch Till  (345)
  •  Ridge Till  (446)
  • Residue Management, Seasonal  (344)
  • Restoration and Management of Declining Habitats  (643)
  • Riparian Forest Buffer  (391)
  • Riparian Herbaceous Cover  (Existing cropland only)  (390)
  • Salinity and Sodic Soil Management   (610)
  • Stripcropping, Field  (585)
  • Surface Roughening (field application)  (609)
  • Tree/Shrub Establishment  (Seedlings, Cuttings & Direct Seeding Only)  (612)
  • Tree/Shrub Pruning  (660)
  • Tree/Shrub Site Preparation (Hand Prep. Only)  (490)
  • Upland Wildlife Habitat Management  (645)
  • Use Exclusion  (472)
  • Waste Utilization  (633)
  • Well Decommissioning  (351)
  • Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management  (644)
  • Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (Cropland Only)  (380)
  • Windbreak/Shelterbelt   Renovation  (650)


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