| Description: |
| This fund code is used to assist landowners
manage nonindustrial private forest land. All funds will be used to
implement forest management practices. Only practices identified as needed
to address resource concerns in an existing Forest Management Plan will be
eligible for cost share. A Forest Habitat Plan (FHP) developed through a
2008 EQIP contract will qualify as a Forest Management Plan. Minimum
contract size is 10 acres. A separate fund code is available to obtain a
Forest Management Plan. NOTE: Before being ranked, all applicants must
pass the Tennessee EQIP & WHIP Screening Tool. |
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| Land Uses: |
| Forest, Grazed Forest, 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 you intend to implement using
EQIP result in a considerable reduction of non-point source
pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, pesticides, excess salinity
in impaired watersheds with total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) where
available, groundwater contamination or point sources such as
contamination from confined animal feeding operations? |
25 |
| 2 |
Will the treatment you intend to implement for water
conservation or irrigation efficiency using EQIP result in a
considerable reduction in water use? |
25 |
| 3 |
Will the treatment you intend to implement using
EQIP result in a considerable reduction of emissions, such as
particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic
compounds, and ozone precursors and depleters that contribute to air
quality impairment violations of National Ambient Air Quality
Standards? |
25 |
| 4 |
Will the treatment you intend to implement using
EQIP result in a considerable reduction in soil erosion and
sedimentation from unacceptable levels on agricultural land? |
25 |
| 5 |
Will the treatment you intend to implement using
EQIP result in a considerable increase in the promotion of at-risk
species habitat conservation? |
25 |
| 6 |
Will the treatment that you intend to implement
using EQIP result in considerable benefits to residue management,
nutrient management, air quality management, invasive species
management, pollinator habitat, and animal carcass management
technology or pest management? |
25 |
| 7 |
Will the treatment that you intend to implement
using EQIP result in energy conservation benefits? |
25 |
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Total Points |
175 |
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| State Issues: |
Scoring Multiplier:
10.00
Questions:
Sub-heading
Number |
Question
Number |
Question |
Points |
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1 |
Will the practice(s) you implement have a specific
benefit to a very high or high priority nongame wildlife area as
identified by the Tennessee State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) ?
(This data is on the Field Office server F: Drive
/geodata/endangered_habitat; the file name is swap_eco_a_tn2005. Add
this data into ArcGIS and the high and very high areas display.) |
150 |
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2 |
Will the practice(s) to be implemented have an
environmental benefit on any significant geologic or hydrologic
features such as a cave, sinkhole, cliff, boulder field, mountain
peak, mesic ravine, river, large stream, creek, wetland, etc.? |
150 |
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3 |
Do you have any declining or imperiled forest types
on your property, such as bottomland hardwoods, hemlock, native
upland pine, spruce-fir, etc.? |
150 |
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4 |
Is your property adjoining any publicly-owned lands
that are managed primarily for conservation, wildlife, or forest
management? |
100 |
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5 |
Will the practice(s) you plan to implement have
environmental benefits for one hundred acres or more of forestland
or a large block of primarily native, non-monoculture forest that is
at least five hundred acres or more in size? |
100 |
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6 |
Do you have a plan that was done in conjunction with
a forester and biologist that includes multiple use objectives
including non-game species habitat? |
50 |
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7 |
Is the majority of your forest primarily twenty
years old or greater? |
50 |
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Maximum
Points: Total
Points |
750 |
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| Local Issues: |
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| Selected Resource Concerns and
Practices: |
Air Quality: Chemical
Drift
Pest Management
(595)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Air Quality: Excessive Greenhouse Gas - CO2 (carbon
dioxide)
Access Control
(472)
Firebreak
(394)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Tree/Shrub Site Preparation
(490)
Air Quality: Excessive
Ozone
Firebreak (394)
Air Quality:
Objectionable Odors
Pest Management
(595)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in
diameter (PM 10)
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in
diameter (PM 2.5)
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Domestic Animals: Inadequate Quantities and Quality of Feed and
Forage
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Domestic Animals: Inadequate Stock
Water
Stream Crossing (578)
Domestic
Animals: Stress and Mortality
Access
Control (472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Fish and Wildlife: Habitat
Fragmentation
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Fish and Wildlife: Inadequate
Cover/Shelter
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Fish and Wildlife: Inadequate
Food
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Fish and Wildlife: T&E Species: Declining Species, Species of
Concern
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Fish and Wildlife: Threatened and Endangered Fish and Wildlife
Species
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Plant Condition: Forage Quality and
Palatability
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Plant Condition: Noxious and Invasive
Plants
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Tree/Shrub Site Preparation
(490)
Plant Condition: Productivity, Health and
Vigor
Access Control
(472)
Firebreak
(394)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Tree/Shrub Site Preparation
(490)
Plant Condition: T&E Plant Species: Declining Species,
Species of Concern
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Plant Condition: Threatened and Endangered Plant
Species
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Soil Condition:
Compaction
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Soil Condition: Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics -
N
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Soil Condition: Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics -
P
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Soil Condition: Damage from Sediment Deposition
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Soil Condition: Organic Matter
Depletion
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Soil Erosion: Classic
Gully
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Soil Erosion: Ephemeral
Gully
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Soil Erosion: Sheet and Rill
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Soil Erosion: Streambank
Access
Control (472)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Water Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in
Groundwater
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Surface
Water
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quality: Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in
Surface Water
Access Control
(472)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in
Groundwater
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in Surface
Water
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quality: Harmful Temperatures of Surface
Water
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quantity: Excessive Runoff, Flooding, or
Ponding
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Water Quantity: Inefficient Water Use on Irrigated
Land
Pest Management (595)
Water
Quantity: Inefficient Water Use on Non-irrigated
Land
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Tree/Shrub Site Preparation
(490)
Water Quantity: Reduced Storage of Water Bodies by Sediment
Accumulation
Access Control
(472)
Forest Stand Improvement
(666)
Pest Management
(595)
Prescribed Burning
(338)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (646)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
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