Conservation Planning Tools

Agronomy

• Residue Management

• Tillage Equipment-Pocket Identification Guide  (7 MB pdf)
• Tillage Practice Guide (Practice Standards 329 and 345) (pdf)
• Maintaining Soil Quality Gains after CRP or Long-Term Sod (ppt)

 Animal Feeding Operations

• Comprehensive Nutrient Management

Conservation Compliance

• Conservation Compliance
• Status Reviews (NRCS-CPA-18:  Status Review  (.xls)
• NRCS-CPA-026: Highly Erodible Land & Wetland Conservation Determination (doc
• Wetland Determination Documentation Forms: (all pdf)
  NRCS-CPA-30W:  Site Identification Tracking
  NRCS-CPA-31W:  General Site Information
  NRCS-CPA-32W:  Remotely Sensed Data Summary
  NRCS-CPA-33W:  Vegetation Data - Routine Method
  NRCS-CPA-35W:  Soils Data
  NRCS-CPA-36W:  Hydrology Data
   

National Food Security Act Manual (NFSAM) - 4th Edition

Wisconsin Amendment WI-28, Interim Final NRCS Appeals Procedures.
Wisconsin Amendment WI-27, Wetland Inventories, Determination, and Delineations.
Wisconsin Amendment WI-26, Release of NRCS Wetland Inventory Maps.
Wisconsin Amendment WI-25, NRCS Wetland Training and Job Approval Authority.
Wisconsin Amendment WI-24, Mitigation Number.
Wisconsin Amendment WI-23, Mitigation Agreements.
Wisconsin Amendment WI-22, Release of NRCS Wetland Inventory Maps (Superseded by WI-26)
Wisconsin Amendment WI-21, WI Wetland Mapping Conventions
Wisconsin Amendment WI-20, On-Site Verification (Amended by Circular 1, 8/10/06)

Cultural and Endangered Resources

• National Environmental Protection Act
• Endangered Species and Historic Preservation
• Environmental Assessment Worksheet (WI-CPA-52) (doc)
• CRP Practice Standard Environmental Assessment Worksheets (NRCS-CPA-52s)

Erosion Prediction (RUSLE2)

• RUSLE2
• Soil Conditioning Index  (pdf)
• National SCI Information
• Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR)   (pdf)
• Wind Erosion

General Manual, National Handbooks, Wisconsin Amendments

General Manual

• Amendment WI 3
• Amendment WI 2

National Planning Procedures Handbook

• Notice WI 1  (pdf)

Grazing and Pastureland

Nutrient Management

• Phosphorus Index (P Index)

Pest Management

• Pest Management Checklist (doc)

Orchard Pest Management (doc files)

• Typical Adoption Process for Orchardists of the Wisconsin NRCS 595 Pest Management Practice Standard
• Orchard Pest Management Planning
• Orchard IPM Consultants for Wisconsin
• Pest Management Checklist for Wisconsin Fruit Tree Production - Stage 1
• Pest Management Checklist for Wisconsin Fruit Tree Production - Stage 2

Quality Assurance (doc files)

• Wisconsin Conservation Plan Review Worksheet
• Wisconsin Conservation Plan Review Worksheet (with User Notes)
• Contract Checklist - EQIP
• Contract Checklist - CRP/CREP
• Contract Checklist - WHIP
• Wisconsin Checklist for Six-Part Folders (LTAs)

Water Resources and Quality

• Weather and Climate
• Stream and Lake Corridor Management
• Buffers
• Emergency Watershed and Flood Protection
• Invasive Aquatic Plants

Conservation Planning Tools

• Wisconsin NRCS Field Numbering Land Use Identification Key (pdf)
• WI-CPA-6:  Conservation Assistance Notes (doc)
   

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