| Description: |
| The WHIP Ranking Tool is to be used to
prioritize applications that will enhance or create wildlife habitat.
Applications with the highest scores will be selected for funding based on
WHIP allocations. Multiple funding periods and timelines are likely to
exist for 2009 applicants. A conservation plan which, at a minimum,
addresses wildlife habitat as the primary resource concern will be
developed and serve as a WHIP Plan of Operations (WPO). NOTE: Before being
ranked, all applicants must pass the Tennessee EQIP & WHIP Screening
Tool. |
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| Land Uses: |
| Crop, Forest, Grazed Forest, Hay, Headquarters,
Pasture, Wildlife |
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| Efficiency Score: |
Scoring Multiplier:
1.00
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| Optional Notes: |
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| National Priorities: |
Scoring Multiplier:
10.00
Questions:
| Number |
Question |
Points |
| 1 |
Will the treatment intended to implement using WHIP
result in the restoration of declining or important native fish and
wildlife habitats? |
90 |
| 2 |
Are the planned restoration of declining or
important native fish and wildlife habitat conservation practices of
a self-sustaining nature such as a native perennial plant? |
60 |
| 3 |
Will the treatment intended to implement using WHIP
result in the protection, restoration, development or enhancement of
fish and wildlife habitat to benefit at-risk species? |
100 |
| 4 |
Will the treatment intended to implement using WHIP
result in the protection, restoration, development or enhancement of
wildlife habitat for Federally listed threatened and endangered
wildlife species? |
100 |
| 5 |
Will the treatment intended to implement using WHIP
result in the reduction of invasive species on fish and wildlife
habitats? |
70 |
| 6 |
Will the treatment intended to implement using WHIP
result in the protection, restoration, development or enhancement of
declining or important aquatic wildlife species’ habitats? |
80 |
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Total Points |
500 |
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| State Issues: |
Scoring Multiplier:
10.00
Questions:
Sub-heading
Number |
Question
Number |
Question |
Points |
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1 |
Will any of the following practices be implemented
adjacent to a 303(d) listed stream: Access Control, Riparian Forest
Buffer, Streambank/Shoreline Protection or Filter Strip? |
80 |
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2 |
Will Access Control exclude access to existing
ponds, wetlands, seep areas, springs and spring runs? |
60 |
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3 |
Is the site contiguous with a WRP Easement, CRP
contract, Federal Wildlife Refuge, National or State Forest,
Wildlife Management Area, State Park, Natural Area or other state or
federal conservation lands? |
30 |
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4 |
Is the site located in the WHIP Priority Area? |
30 |
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Maximum
Points: Total
Points |
200 |
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| Local Issues: |
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| Selected Resource Concerns and
Practices: |
Air Quality: Adverse Air
Temperature
Field Border
(386)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Air
Quality: Ammonia (NH3)
Field Border
(386)
Hedgerow Planting (422)
Air
Quality: Chemical Drift
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Air
Quality: Excessive Greenhouse Gas - CO2 (carbon
dioxide)
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Firebreak
(394)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Air
Quality: Objectionable Odors
Hedgerow
Planting (422)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in
diameter (PM 10)
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in
diameter (PM 2.5)
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Domestic Animals: Inadequate Quantities and Quality of Feed and
Forage
Access Control
(472)
Filter Strip
(393)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration
(657)
Domestic Animals: Inadequate Stock
Water
Pond
(378)
Structure for Water Control
(587)
Domestic Animals: Stress and
Mortality
Access Control
(472)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Fish and Wildlife: Habitat
Fragmentation
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Fish
and Wildlife: Inadequate
Cover/Shelter
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Fish
and Wildlife: Inadequate Food
Access
Control (472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Fish
and Wildlife: Inadequate Water
Access
Control (472)
Dike
(356)
Pond
(378)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Structure for Water Control
(587)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Fish
and Wildlife: T&E Species: Declining Species, Species of
Concern
Access Control
(472)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Fish
and Wildlife: Threatened and Endangered Fish and Wildlife
Species
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Plant
Condition: Forage Quality and
Palatability
Access Control
(472)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Plant Condition: Noxious and Invasive
Plants
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Plant
Condition: Plants not adapted or
suited
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Firebreak
(394)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Plant
Condition: Productivity, Health and
Vigor
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Firebreak
(394)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Plant
Condition: T&E Plant Species: Declining Species, Species of
Concern
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Plant
Condition: Threatened and Endangered Plant
Species
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Plant
Condition: Wildfire Hazard
Access Control
(472)
Firebreak
(394)
Prescribed Burning (338)
Soil
Condition: Compaction
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Soil Condition: Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics -
N
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Soil
Condition: Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics -
P
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Soil
Condition: Damage from Sediment Deposition
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Structure for Water Control
(587)
Soil Condition: Organic Matter
Depletion
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Soil
Erosion: Classic Gully
Access Control
(472)
Dike
(356)
Field Border
(386)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Soil Erosion: Ephemeral
Gully
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Soil Erosion: Sheet and Rill
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Soil Erosion: Streambank
Access
Control (472)
Field Border
(386)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Water Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in
Groundwater
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Water
Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Surface
Water
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Water
Quality: Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Surface
Water
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Structure for Water Control
(587)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Water
Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in
Groundwater
Access Control
(472)
Filter Strip
(393)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Water Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in Surface
Water
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Water
Quality: Harmful Levels of Pesticides in
Groundwater
Dike
(356)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Water
Quality: Harmful Levels of Pesticides in Surface
Water
Dike
(356)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Water
Quality: Harmful Temperatures of Surface
Water
Filter Strip
(393)
Hedgerow Planting
(422)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Structure for Water Control
(587)
Water Quantity: Excessive Runoff, Flooding, or
Ponding
Dike
(356)
Field Border
(386)
Pond
(378)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Structure for Water Control
(587)
Wetland Restoration (657)
Water
Quantity: Inefficient Water Use on Irrigated
Land
Pond
(378)
Structure for Water Control
(587)
Water Quantity: Inefficient Water Use on Non-irrigated
Land
Access Control
(472)
Pond
(378)
Structure for Water Control
(587)
Water Quantity: Reduced Storage of Water Bodies by Sediment
Accumulation
Access Control
(472)
Field Border
(386)
Filter Strip
(393)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Structure for Water Control
(587)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
(645)
Wetland Restoration
(657)
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